PALE PINK-SORREL
LILAC SORREL, PALE OXALIS
Oxalis Incarnata
Wood-Sorrel Family [Oxalidaceae] 
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Wood-Sorrel Family [Oxalidaceae]
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| May 2007. Strines Resr, Sheffield. | Photo: © RWD |
| Like Wood-Sorrel, this plant has single flowers atop single stalks. |
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| May 2007. Strines Resr, Sheffield. | Photo: © RWD |
| Unlike Wood-Sorrel, when the Pale Pink-Sorrel flower is open, the petals flare outwards. The flowers are a pale lilac, almost white. There are no yellow markings on the inner of the petals. |
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| May 2007. Strines Resr, Sheffield. | Photo: © RWD |
| Like Wood-Sorrel, the inner sepal tube is greenish. |
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| May 2007. Strines Resr, Sheffield. | Photo: © RWD |
| The trefoil leaves are a slightly different shape than those of Wood-Sorrel. |
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Easily confused with : Wood-Sorrel
No relation to : There seems to be great confusion over the common name of this plant. The preferred option seems to be Pale Pink-Sorrel, but other books label it as Lilac Sorrel. Grows near gardens, on walls and nearby banks. Like all Oxalis plants, it will contain some poisonous Oxalic Acid. ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
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Wood-Sorrel Family [Oxalidaceae]
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