India (Bombay Presidency; Rajasthan, western); leaves boiled and eaten; (Madras Presidency): leaves and tender shoots eaten as greens. (Deccan): seeds eaten; (Garhwal Himalayas): leaves acrid to taste ...

While gardens are in full bloom now, it might be hard to notice that you’ve got a pretty, but perhaps unwelcome flower in the bunch – the tall, blooming, yellow oxalis. Oxalis is a persistent weed to ...

Even the finest families may have a few dubious characters in them. The best-known member of the oxalidaceae, the one gardeners struggle with winter after winter, is the South African native misnamed ...

Chaangeri, commonly referred to as sour grass, is a small plant found abundantly in India. Its scientific name is 'Oxalis corniculata'. This perennial plant is known for its tangy leaves, which are ...

It is probably safe to say that all gardeners in the Bay Area at some point will be confronted with the invasive weed known as oxalis. Two species of oxalis are common in the Bay Area: Oxalis ...

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Creeping oxalis is a small perennial weed that grows from stolons (creeping stems) and is typically found in lawns. Unlike many oxalis species such as pink shamrock (Oxalis vallicola), it doesn’t have ...

A friend told me recently that she has a new ground cover in her yard. And she wasn’t happy about it. “It’s oxalis,” she said. “And it’s everywhere.” I have been wondering myself about the recent ...