Sorrel or Oregon Oxalis (Oxalis oregana) is a species of the wood sorrel family, Oxalidaceae, native to moist coastal Douglas-fir and redwood forests of western North America from southwestern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California. This area receives considerable summer moisture from fog drip. It is a short herbaceous perennial plant with erect flowering stems 5-15 centimeter tall. The three leaflets are heart-shaped, 1-4.5 centimeter long with purplish undersides, on 5-20 centimeter stalks. The leaflets prefer to be in shade and will fold up when exposed to sun. The flower cluster is 2.4-4 centimeter in diameter, white to pink with five petals and sepals. The hairy five-chambered seed capsules are egg-shaped, 7-9 millimeter long; seeds are almond shaped. This plant will spread into any area where there is moisture and some shade, but it is fairly easy to control because it is shallowly rooted.
Oxalis oregana
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