The flower stalks are hollow and can be used as tiny sustainable straws! Oxalis crowds out native wildflowers for light and space, and prevents other plants from gaining a foothold in the land. a weed native to South Africa that was transplanted to California early in the 1900s.

The stalks and roots can be eaten raw or cooked in milk. Oxalis pes-caprae, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California. Oxalis cernua is a less common synonym for this species. Stamm: Magnoliophyta - Klasse: Equisetopsida - Ordnung: Oxalidales - Familie: OxalidaceaeDiese aus Sdafrika stammende Pflanze hat sich auf der ganzen Welt verbreitet. Oxalis pes-caprae grow and care herbaceous geophyte of the genus Oxalis also known as Bowie’s wood-sorrel, Oxalis pes-caprae perennial summer deciduous plant, it is edible plant but mostly used as ornamental plant, can grow in mediterranean or subtropical climate and growing in hardiness zone 9-11. The emerald green heart-shaped leaves can be used as a garnish in salads and dips, an addition to wild greens pesto and its lemon-zing pairs perfectly with any fatty or oily dishes. Oxalis pes-caprae (African wood-sorrel, Bermuda buttercup, Bermuda sorrel, buttercup oxalis, Cape sorrel, English weed, goats-foot, sourgrass, soursob or soursop Afrikaans: suring) is a species of tristylous yellow-flowering plant in the wood sorrel family Oxalidaceae. The pretty flowers can be used in salads, in ice, as a garnish for drinks and baked goods and renders a beautiful vivid sunshine yellow hue when steeped in hot water or infused in gin. Oxalis cernua is a less common synonym for this species. Oxalis pes-caprae produces many bulbils that fragment easily and are the main mean of dispersion. Its sour taste is due to the soluble oxalic acid content, so don’t eat too much too often or this anti-nutrient can cause health problems. Oxalis pes-caprae ( African wood-sorrel, Bermuda buttercup, Bermuda sorrel, buttercup oxalis, Cape sorrel, English weed, goat's-foot, sourgrass, soursob or soursop Afrikaans: suring) is a species of tristylous yellow-flowering plant in the wood sorrel family Oxalidaceae. (creeping woodsorrel), also with a yellow flower, has some similarity but has aerial stems that are well developed, so they cannot be confused.