Sorrel Tree
By Ann MacDonald
Sorrel Tree (Oxydendrum) - A handsome flowering tree reaching a height of over 50 feet in its native country, with rather large fine leaves and many racemes of white flowers; thriving in England, at least, ...
Sorrel Tree
Related Category: Plants
common name for a variety of plants, including the Australian hibiscus, Hibiscus heterophyllus, of the family.
Woodsorrel
Woodsorrel
Photo courtesy Wisconsin State Herbarium
and Robert W. Freckmann ...
Wood Sorrell
Characteristics
Tiny white flowers on this clover like plant appear in woodland clearings and is said to be edible.
Sorrel
Common sorrel, also known as spinach dock and either ambada bhaji or gongoora in Indian cuisine, is a perennial herb that is cultivated as a leaf vegetable ...
Sorrel, Sheep's
(Rumex acetosella)
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Sorrel, Sheep's ...
Bush Sorrel is a weak-stemmed, prostrate or climbing plant covered with soft hairs and scattered prickles. The leaves are rounded, up to 10 X 10 cm, and deeply and palmately 3- to 5-lobed, the lobes being toothed.
Wood Sorrel, Shamrock
Scientific Name: Oxalis acetosella L.
Synonym:
Family: Oxalidaceae ...
Pink wood sorrel is an escaped exotic ornamental plant that is now found throughout Florida (Wunderlin, 2003). It is native to tropical America. Pink wood sorrel flowers from spring through fall.
Violet wood-sorrel is rare in Connecticut, and it is listed as a species of special concern.
This Woodsorrel differs from most of our others in being an erect plant and is much larger.
Similar Species: See: Wood Sorrel, Oxalis ...
Plants of the Wood Sorrel Family
If you celebrate St. Patrick's Day, then you will like the Woodsorrel family.
Windowbox Wood Sorrel
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis rubra or Windowbox Wood Sorrel, a native of Brazil, is the most common Oxalis in cultivation. It has a thick, woody crown and a tuber that will reach up to 12 inches (~30 cm) in containers.
Sorrel
Various different plants are called sorrel. The common denominator is that they have more-or-less sour tasting foliage. The leaves of most such plants are relished by many people. We eat them raw while in our gardens, or while strolling.
Rosea Sorrel ( Oxalis enneaphylla )
Rosea Southern Indian Hybrid Azalea ( Rhododendron )
Rosea Speedwell ( Veronica pectinata ) ...
FRENCH SORREL (Rumex scutatus)
SWEET WOODRUFF (Galium odoratum; or Asperula ordorata)
BRINGING PLANTS INDOORS ...
Redwood sorrel is a creeping native perennial with shamrock-shaped leaves and cup-shaped pink, lilac, or white flowers over a long period from spring to fall. It makes a nice groundcover.
Redwood Sorrel - Oxalis oregana
Speedwell
Corn Speedwell - Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell - Veronica arvensis ...
Oxalis, Sorrel
oks-AH-lis
A large genus, over 800 species, of annuals, herbaceous perennials, and shrubs, often with tuberous or bulbous underground parts. Leaves usually palmately compound, often 3 leaflets, frequently folding at night.
Mountain Sorrel is related to the much larger Sorrels found in the foothills and canyons; the latter Sorrels are common around Anasazi sites.
Pink Wood Sorrel
Shamrock
Oxalis crassipes 'Rosea' is a popular shade plant that just doesn't know when to quit blooming! Although it's a perennial, this Shamrock blooms like an annual from late spring to early fall if kept moist.
Chilean Wood Sorrel;
aka, Silver Shamrock;
aka, Pink Carpet Oxalis;
aka, Pink Buttercups;
aka, Pink Sauerklee;
aka, Sandoxalis ...
Broadleaf woodsorrel makes a bright cheerful groundcover for shady areas.
Description
There are more than 800 species of woodsorrels or "shamrocks.
Common names
Sorrel, Roselle, red sorrel, Florida cranberry, rosella, Indian sorrel, oseille rouge, zuring, quimbombó chino, sereni, rosa de Jamaica, vinagreira, azeda de Guiné.
Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family).
Oxalis (Shamrock, Sorrel)
Pachira aquatica (Water chestnut, Guiana chestnut, Malabar chestnut, Money tree)
Pachyphytum ...
Averrhoa bilimbi (Bilimbi, Cucumber tree, Tree Sorrel, Kamias, belimbing asam, belimbing buloh, Family: Oxalidaceae)
Averrhoa carambola (Carambola, Starfruit, Five-finger, Balimbing, Family: Oxalidaceae) ...
pink wood sorrel; 'ihi-pehu Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa
pinkhead smartweed Polygonum capitatum
pipili Drymaria cordata
pipinola; chayote Sechium edule
pit-seed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri
plum leaved apple, crabapple Malus prunifolia ...
Redwood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana)
Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea)
Reed Grass (Calamagrostis arundinacea brachytricha)
Regal Fern (Osmunda regalis)
Rehmannia elata
Reiger Begonia (Begonia 'Reiger')
Renanthera storiei ...
Rhubarb is a member of the sorrel family, and grows in the wild in western and northwestern provinces of China. It is grown commercially in much of Europe and the United States.
Docks and sorrels: Food plants for Small Copper caterpillars
Garlic/hedge mustard and lady's smock: Eaten by caterpillars of Orange-tip and Green-veined White ...
Also bear in mind that even if garden space is extremely limited, there are certain herbs like sorrel, chervil, parsley, tarragon and chives that can be grown in but a few square feet of good soil.
Some oxalates are insoluble and cause local irritation but the oxalates in rhubarb (and other species, such as sorrel or dock, Rumex) are soluble, and cause systemic problems, especially in the kidneys, ...
Arugala Rhubarb Beans Rutabagas Beets Salad Burnet Broccoli Salsify Brussels sprouts Sorrel cabbage Spinach Cauliflower Summer Squash Celery Turnips Cress Endive HERBS Garlic Angelica Kale Borage Kohlrabi Caraway Leaf Lettuce Chervil Leeks Coriander ...
Hibiscus sabdariffa (Roselle or Jamaica Sorrel). By J.C. Smith. 1979 #2, p 6
Roselle. John M. Riley. 1973 YB, pp 102-104
ROUGH LEMON - Citrus jambhiri
ROUGH SHELL MACADAMIA - Macadamia tetraphylia See Macadamia ...
These included parsley, anise, pennyroyal, sorrel, watercress, liverwort, wild leeks, and lavender.
Description:
This purple-leaved cultivar of Wood Sorrel is native to South America, and performs well in containerized situations.
Oxydendrum arboreum
Sourwood, Sorreltree, Lily of the Valley Tree
Ericaceae ...
My affection and pleasure are everlasting; you are purity and sweetness; thou art all that is lovely. Sorrel (Rumex acetosa, Zone 4); perennial pea (Lathyrus latifolia, Zone 4); white lily (Lilium spp.); Austrian briar (Rosa foetida, Zone 4).
Those that need less sun are mint, winter savory, rue, chives, lemon balm, angelica, sorrel. Those that require sun to bring out the aroma include basil, coriander, tarragon, thyme, sage, borage, dill, fennel, parsley, marjoram and rosemary.
All of these plants, which belong to the oxalis family, are lilliputian in size and are easily overlooked. One species, O. corniculata, the creeping wood sorrel, ...
Among the greens commonly found in the mixture are arugula, dandelion, frisée, mizuma, mâche, radicchio, oak leaf, endive and sorrel. Mesclun is also known as mesculum, field greens, spring mix, spring salad mix, spring mix or field greens.
Hibiscus heterophyllus has been described as a versatile vegetable, with buds that can be stewed as rosellas, leaves tasting like sorrel and roots like woody parsnips.
 See also: Wood Sorrel, Medic, Grape, Malva, Primrose
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