SPREADING YELLOW SORREL
PROCUMBENT YELLOW SORREL
Oxalis Corniculata
Wood-Sorrel Family [Oxalidaceae] 
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Wood-Sorrel Family [Oxalidaceae]
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| 20th Aug 2008, Wokingham | Photo: © John Harrison |
| The trefoil leaves are very clover-like, but turn a dark purple to beetroot colour on exposure to strong sunlight. The stems however go reddish. |
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| 20th Aug 2008, Wokingham | Photo: © John Harrison |
The flower is buttercup-like with five shiny yellow petals, the yellowness of which can peel off revealing white beneath. The leaves have a pronounced nick in the centre and are folded in the middle. The edges of the leaves have short hairs. |
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| 28th April 2010, Kangaroo Inn, Aston on Clun, Shropshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| With strong exposure to sun all the leaves turn a beetroot/green colour. Two un-opened flower buds on the right. |
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| 20th Aug 2008, Wokingham | Photo: © John Harrison |
| Like Wood-Sorrel the trefoil leaves will fold up when in the deep shade. |
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| 28th April 2010, Kangaroo Inn, Aston on Clun, Shropshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| The petals have transparent vein in the middle. There is an orange ring near the centre. |
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| 28th April 2010, Kangaroo Inn, Aston on Clun, Shropshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Five narrow greenish/orange sepals support the rear of the flower. |
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| 28th April 2010, Kangaroo Inn, Aston on Clun, Shropshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| The reddish flower stems are slightly hairy. The narrow sepals on the flower in evidence. |
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| 28th April 2010, Kangaroo Inn, Aston on Clun, Shropshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| The orange corona near the centre resembles the appearance of the sun in a total eclipse; streaky. The very deep centre of the flower is green. Yellow anthers. |
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Some similarities to : Distinguishing Feature : Of the wood-sorrels, this sorrel has a tendency to have a few dark purple leaves.
No relation to : Wood-Sorrels such as this have no relation to sorrels such as Spreading Yellow Sorrel is most likely to be found as a persistent weed in gardens. ANY TEXT GOES HERE
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 Oxalis |
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Wood-Sorrel Family [Oxalidaceae]
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