Wood Sorrel
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 23rd April 2024 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. Fact File

Taken at Chatelherault on 27th May 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Taken at Lochwinnoch on 18th April 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Wood Sorrel.
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AKA: 		Oxalis acetosella.
Oxalidales.
Oxalidaceae.
Perennial
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 Woodland.
April - May
10 - 15 cms.
The leaves contain oxalic acid, which gives them their sharp flavour. Perfectly all right in small quantities, the leaves should not be eaten in large amounts since oxalic acid can bind up the body's supply of calcium leading to nutritional deficiency.