Oxalidaceae

Wood-sorrel

Oxalis acetosella L.

Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis

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Wood-sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) — FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (44)

Arabic: أقصليس صغير, بقلة حامضة, حماض, حماض الخشب, حماض زهور, حميضة
Asturian: Carneru, Yerba la desfecha
Azerbaijani: Adi turşəng
ba: Ҡымыҙлыҡ үләне
Basque: Basoetako mingots
Belarusian: Баршчоўка, Заечая капуста, Зайчая капуста, Заячча канюшына, Заячча капуста, Заячча кісліца, Заячча траўка, Заяччы шчавель
Catalan: Pa de cucut de bosc
Chinese: 三叶铜钱草, 山酢浆草, 深山酢浆草, 白花酢浆草
Croatian: Zečja soca
Czech: Šťavel kyselý
Danish: Skovsyre
Dutch: Witte klaverzuring, Witte klaverzur
English: Wood-sorrel, Common wood sorrel, Common wood-sorrel
Estonian: Harilik jänesekapsas, Jänesekapsas
Finnish: Ketunleipä, Käenkaali, Metsäkäenkaali, Revonrieska
French: Oxalide petite oseille, Surelle, Oseille des bois, Oxalide des bois
Galician: Aleluia
German: Gemeiner Sauerklee, Wald-Sauerklee, Waldsauerklee
gv: Bee cooag, Shamrag Vanninagh
Hindi: खट्टी मीठी घास
hsb: Lěsny nahlenc
Hungarian: Erdei madársóska
Icelandic: Súrsmæra
io: Sovaja oxalo
Italian: Acetosella
Japanese: コミヤマカタバミ
lah: کاسنی کھٹی پتی
Lithuanian: Paprastasis kiškiakopūstis
Norwegian Bokmål: Gaukesyre, Gjøksyre, Skogsyre, Gjøkesyre
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gaukesyre, Gauksyre
Persian: اکسالیس اکتسلا
Polish: Szczawik zajęczy
Russian: Заячья капуста, Кислица обыкновенная
sco: Sourock
sgs: Zoikė kuopūsts
Slovak: Kyslička obyčajná
Slovenian: Navadna zajčja deteljica
Spanish: Acedera ácida, Acederilla, Acederilla de tres hojas, Acederilla oficinal, Acetosilla, Agrella, Agrillo, Alelluya
Swedish: Harsyra, Harväppling
Turkish: Orman ekşi yoncası
Ukrainian: Квасениця звичайна
vec: Pancuco, Pancùco
Vietnamese: Chua me núi, Me đất chua
Welsh: Suran y coed

Synonyms

Acetosella alba (Lam.) Kuntze
Oxalis acetosella f. albovenosa H.Lindb.
Oxalis acetosella f. lilacina (Lange) Brenner
Oxalis acetosella f. parviflora (Lej.) Bolzon
Oxalis acetosella prol. parviflora (Lej.) Rouy
Oxalis acetosella subsp. acetosella
Oxalis acetosella var. caerulea DC.
Oxalis acetosella var. coerulea DC.
Oxalis acetosella var. lilacina Lange
Oxalis acetosella var. parviflora Lej.
Oxalis acetosella var. parviflora (Lej.) DC.
Oxalis acetosella var. parviflora (Lej.) P.Fourn.
Oxalis acetosella var. purpurascens H.Mart.
Oxalis acetosella var. purpurea Lej.
Oxalis acetosella var. rosea Peterm.
Oxalis acetosella var. subpurpurascens DC.
Oxalis acetosella var. subpurpurascente DC.
Oxalis acetosella var. vegeta Tatew.
Oxalis acetosella var. violacea Anon.
Oxalis alba (Lam.) Steud.
Oxalis fragrans Tod.
Oxalis nemoralis Salisb.
Oxalis parviflora Lej.
Oxalis taquetii R.Knuth
Oxalis versicolor Tod.
Oxalis vulgaris Gray
Oxalis vulgaris var. caerulea Gray
Oxys acetosella (L.) Scop.
Oxys alba Lam.
Oxys pliniana Bubani
Oxys vulgaris Rupr.

Flowers

In flower: April to July (from 4,055 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: considerthelilies, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: E. A., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Evgenij Samarin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Melanie Apps, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jörg Hempel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Conrad Altmann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: John Kenrick Gibson, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.