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Wood sorrel growing from moss in a wooded valley by Tom Hibbert
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Wood sorrel
Scientific name: Oxalis acetosella
A delicate, small plant of woodlands and hedgerows, wood-sorrel has distinctive, trefoil leaves and white flowers with purple veins; both fold up at night.
Species information
Statistics
Height: up to 10cmConservation status
Common.