What is "yellow woodsorrel"

alt. A low spreading plant with yellow flowers and clover-like leaves, ''Oxalis stricta''. n. A low spreading plant with yellow flowers and clover-like leaves, ''Oxalis stricta''.

Yellow woodsorrel may refer to any member of the woodsorrel genus ( Oxalis) with yellow flowers (also called "yellow-sorrels"), but especially:

• Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel), a low-lying species
• Oxalis dillenii (southern yellow woodsorrel), an erect species with hairy fruits
• Oxalis grandis (large yellow woodsorrel)
• Oxalis stricta (common yellow woodsorrel), an erect species with nude fruits
• Oxalis suksdorfii (western yellow woodsorrel)