Leaf type: Heart-shaped, triangular, three-part, trifoliate
Leaf margin: Smooth
Phyllotaxis: Alternate
Colour: Green
Life cycle: Perennial, deciduous
Leaf (upper side)
Special features
Wood sorrel folds its heart-shaped or triangular leaflets downwards in the evening, bringing them into a kind of sleeping position.
Habitus & biology
Oxalis acetosella is a perennial deciduous plant that grows creeping. The leaves consist of mostly three heart-shaped or triangular individual leaflets.
Distribution & habitates
The distribution area covers most Asian and all European countries (source).
Oxalis acetosella colonizes semi-shaded to shaded locations in forests and bushes. It can grow in the ground, on damp rocks, or on decaying tree trunks.
Botany
Wood-sorrel or common wood-sorrel is a member of the Oxalidaceae family.
