Oxalis corniculata L.
Common names: Creeping woodsorrel, ‘ihi
Menominee: wasa’wûs (Smith 1923:81)
Onondaga: deyuhiyuʹʼdjis awϵnuʹʼgää’ – “sour plant” (Waugh 1916:118)
Location in Texas: C, E, & S TX; common in Travis Co.
Form: herb; perennial.
Food
Foliage – eaten raw by the Iroquois (Waugh 1916:118).
Material
Whole plant – a decoction was used for a yellow dye by the Menominee (Smith 1923:81).
Oxalis corniculata L. in GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-04-28.
Oxalis corniculata L. in GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-04-28.
Oxalis corniculata L. observed in Chinese Taipei by Ben Keen (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Oxalis corniculata var. corniculata observed in Netherlands by Chris Rosmalen (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Oxalis corniculata L. observed in Chinese Taipei by Koby Yen (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Oxalis corniculata L. observed in Chinese Taipei by Koby Yen (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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