Common Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis stricta
Common yellow woodsorrel is a widespread native with clover-like leaves and small bright yellow flowers all season, an easy, adaptable wildflower for sun or part shade; its tangy leaves and pods are edible in small amounts, the sourness being oxalic acid, which should not be eaten in quantity.
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.17–1 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, groundcover, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY