Upright yellow woodsorrel

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Oxalis stricta

Upright yellow woodsorrel, a reference photo
Photo: 6th Happiness · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Oxalis stricta, called the common yellow woodsorrel (or simply yellow woodsorrel), common yellow oxalis, or upright yellow-sorrel is a herbaceous plant.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Upright yellow woodsorrel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Oxalidales
Family
Oxalidaceae
Genus
Oxalis
Species
Oxalis stricta

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