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Common Wood Sorrel Oxalidaceae (Wood Sorrel Family) A delicate little plant, growing abundantly in woods and shady places, to a height of 7.5 - 10 cm.
Distinguishing Features - Leaves: clover-like, dark green above, purplish below, divided into 3 heart-shaped leaflets. Flowers: 5-petalled, on long stalks; white or pink with narrow pink veins, 1.25 - 2 cm long; flowering May to July. Fruit: a capsule. Habitat Native to Canada and the northern United States; more south in the mountains; on forest floors; common in spruce and mixed forest. Notes The word "sorrel" comes from the French sur, meaning "sour".
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