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White or True Wood-sorrel; Alleluia
Oxalis acetosella
Flowers–White or delicate pink, veined with deep pink, about 1/2 in. long. Five sepals; 5 spreading petals rounded at tips; 10 stamens, 5 longer, 5 shorter, all anther-bearing; 1 pistil with 5 stigmatic styles. Scape: Slender, leafless, 1-flowered, 2 to 5 in. high. Leaf: Clover-like, of 3 leaflets, [...]

October 29th, 2008 | Tags: Anther, Botanists, Clumps, Cold Earth, Dry Leaves, Insect Visitors, Leaf Clover, Northern Forests, Pea Family, Peony, Petals, Petioles, Pistil, Pollen Grains, Preferred Habitat, Showy Blossoms, Stamens, True Wood, Violets, Wood Sorrel | Category: Wood-Sorrel Family | Leave a comment