Wood sorrel (a type of oxalis) is an edible wild plant that has been consumed by humans around the world for millennia The fleshy, juicy edible tubers of the oca ( Oxalis tuberosa ), have long been cultivated for food in Colombia and elsewhere in the northern Andes mountains of South AmericaCommon yard weed wood sorrel (Oxalis dillenii), often mistaken for a clover My girls love the tangy wood sorrel bananas or seed pods of wood sorrel Purpleflower, giant wood sorrel with their tubers Two types of wood sorrel Closeup of wood sorrel tubers Each scale is a thick, triangular wedge that easily break away from each otherThe Oxalis genus includes the False Shamrock and Wood Sorrel They range in height from 5 cm to 30 cm (2 to 12 inches) This makes them ideal for growing in rock gardens or close to the edges of crazy paving Oxalis may flower towards the end of spring or in the summer (species dependent) and they carry cup shaped pink or white flowers
Oxalis Creeping Wood Sorrel Bioadvanced