Woodsorrel family (Oxalidaceae) ⁵

Summary ⁶

Oxalis corniculata, the creeping woodsorrel, also called procumbent yellow sorrel or sleeping beauty, resembles the common yellow woodsorrel, Oxalis stricta. It is a somewhat delicate-appearing, low-growing, herbaceous plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It has a narrow, creeping stem that readily roots at the nodes. The trifoliate leaves are subdivided into three rounded leaflets and resemble a clover in shape. Some varieties have green leaves, while others

Similar species ⁵

Slender woodsorrel (Oxalis dillenii) and creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata) are similar weedy species.

Learn more ⁵

Wisconsin Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Weed of the Month, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

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1. (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jenny Glenn, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172271908
2. (c) urij777, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by urij777, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177702390
3. (c) Walter Wimmer, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Walter Wimmer, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/171735869
4. (c) will_jayne, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by will_jayne, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/171832662
5. (c) Isaac Winkler, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
6. Adapted by Isaac Winkler from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis_corniculata

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