European wood-sorrel

Oxalis acetosella

European wood-sorrel is a small plant with heart-shaped leaves and pretty white or pink flowers. It grows in shady forests and is often found in groups, making the ground look like a green carpet!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The European wood-sorrel has delicate, clover-like leaves, each with three heart-shaped leaflets. Its small, bell-shaped flowers are typically white, sometimes tinged with pink or lilac, and distinctively marked with fine purple or violet veins.

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European wood-sorrel

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Plantas

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Common

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Datos interesantes

Bumblebees love its nectar, helping the plant grow new seeds.

If you find a four-leaf wood-sorrel, it's considered very lucky!

Its Latin name, 'acetosella', means 'a little sour', just like its taste!

Some people call it 'fairy bells' because of its dainty, hanging white flowers.

Habilidades especiales

European wood-sorrel can fold its leaves down at night or in harsh sun, protecting itself from cold or excessive light.

European wood-sorrel has seed pods that explosively eject tiny seeds when ripe, helping it spread far and wide.

European wood-sorrel forms an underground network of rhizomes, allowing it to rapidly spread and colonize new areas.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 5-15 cm
Extensión: 10-30 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 1-2 cm
Temporada de floración: Spring to early summer
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Leve
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

visits flowers for nectar

eaten by

Roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

browses on its leaves

shelters

European beech

Fagus sylvatica

thrives in its shade

shelters

English oak

Quercus robur

grows under its canopy

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Floración primaveral

Las plantas de floración primaveral producen sus flores durante la temporada de primavera, lo que a menudo significa el final del invierno y el comienzo de un nuevo crecimiento.