In the Redwoods these oxalis make a perfect carpet on the forest floor. I love growing them it reminds me of that
Is this what I took a picture of in the forest today?
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That’s it! I guess you’re an admirer too.
That's wood sorrel
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis
Not sure if you're sarcastically trying to confuse or not, but they're the same thing. Oxalis is a genus of the wood-sorrel family.
It's delicious too. Add some to your salads just don't go nuts or you may poop yourself.
Kidney stones are no joke.
Is that what the giant clover is called?
Yup, tastes great too!
Just don't eat a ton... Moderate laxative.
laxative effect is unpleasant at worst, the real issue is that they can contribute to kidney stones! if you're at all at risk of getting kidney stones then don't eat them!
Good to know!
They start small, and get big like that if they're undisturbed. Show up in lawns sometimes too. Taste sour, in a nice way.
Yeah, every time I find a bunch in my grass I move them to the flowerbeds. I just thought they were neat.
I just bottled my wood sorrel infused apple cider vinegar. I have it growing everywhere and I need to weed it constantly so I usually eat it. I do a few times per year to grab all of it and make it into a vinegar. Its one of my favorites vegetables / herbs
What a sublimely calming picture your username and this post paint together. Thank you. 🌈
I know plant fanciers can see things like this and be like Oooooh, beautiful. To me it's leaves. I guess that's my loss. But I thought oxalis was daisies.
In some climates (like mine), some Oxalis species are called "straggler daisies." Not related to actual daisies though (the Bellis genus).
Oh wow I don't think I've ever seen this outside before (east coast US) almost always in house plants potted. And usually the purple stringy variety. Are they related??
Really? I've got some out back that I didn't plant. As far as I know it's wild.
East coast? Wooded? Reading about sorrels now. Might be moving to a more worded area and getting stoked.
Northeast, they're in a partial shade spot.
The area was previously used as a vegetable garden some years ago, so I'm not sure if they're actually wild, but I can't imagine they were planted for eating.