Species: Wood-sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
Family: Wood Sorrels (OXALIDACEAE)
Category: Flowering Plants
Location: NE
A. Flowering Plants
More extensive information on flowering plants can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Wood Sorrels (OXALIDACEAE)
The wood sorrel family is a small group of plants with divided leaves that spread open in light and close in darkness.
C. Wood-sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
Wood-sorrel has bell-shaped flowers that have a drooping appearance, although they open fully, with petals that flare outwards, in full sun. Its bright green leaves have three leaflets - reminiscent of large clovers leaves - that are heart-shaped.
It is a native British wildflower, common throughout Britain.
It prefers shade and woodland, hence the name, and flowers from April to May.
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Wood-sorrel
Wood-sorrel has bell-shaped flowers that have a drooping appearance, although they open fully, with petals that flare outwards, in full sun.
