Pink-sorrel (Oxalis articulata)

Pink-sorrel, a reference photo — Photo: MathKnight · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Oxalis articulata, known as pink-sorrel, pink wood sorrel, windowbox wood-sorrel, sourgrass, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the genus Oxalis native to Northern Argentina, Southern Brazil and Uruguay. It has been introduced in Europe in gardens and is now naturalized in these areas.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Pink-sorrel 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

Oxalis hispidula
Oxalis brasiliensis
Oxalis bowiei
Oxalis bipartita

Classification

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

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