Oxalis Species

Wood sorrel

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Scientific Name: Oxalis species

Common Name(s): Wood sorrel, yellow woodsorrel

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: root, stem, fruit, leaf

Logos 13 Aug, 2008	CAUTION--Eat only small amounts of this plant as it contains a fairly high concentration of oxalic acid that can be harmful.
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Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Description: Wood sorrel resembles shamrock or four-leaf clover, with a bell-shaped pink, yellow, or white flower.
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Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Habitat and Distribution: Wood sorrel is found in Temperate Zones worldwide, in lawns, open areas, and sunny woods.
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Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Edible Parts: Cook the entire plant.
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jsidebottom
27 May, 2011

These plants actually have a relatively low concentration of oxalic acid; skunk cabbage, however, has an extremely high concentration of oxalic acid and crystal oxalates in its tissue that can cause severe irritation and bleeding if injested. I read somewhere that you would have to eat more than a pound of this plant to become ill- even in such cases, a stomach ache or diaharrea are the worst symptoms.

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