Oxalis drummondii
A. Gray
Drummond's woodsorrel
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Flowers, Seedpods, Tuber, Root
A few leaves, flowers, or seedpods are added to salads or soups.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in grassy areas and open woodland.
Mexico, North America, USA,
How to Identify
A herb. It grows up to 20 cm high. The leaves grow from the base of the plant. The leaves have 3 leaflets. They are about 2-3 cm long. Flowers grow in clusters of leafless stems. They are shallow funnel shaped and pink or purple.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Oxalis drummondii, the large-leaf woodsorrel or Drummond's wood-sorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It is native to central and southern Texas, and northern Mexico. A tuberous geophyte reaching 8 in (20 cm), it is typically found growing in calcareous or sandy soils, in open woods, shrublands, and grasslands.
Names & Synonyms
Agritos
References (1)
- Pio-Leon, J. F., et al, 2017, Prioritizing Wild Edible Plants of potential new crops based on Deciduous Forest traditional knowledge by a Rancher community. Botanical Sciences 95(1): 47-59
