PINK-SORREL
Oxalis articulata
Wood-Sorrel Family [Oxalidaceae] 
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Wood-Sorrel Family [Oxalidaceae]
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| 13th May 2016, a hedgerow, Devon. | Photo: © Bob Whitfield |
| The flowers are very much like those of Wood-Sorrel, but shocking pink on the upper surface (but sometimes only pale pink or even white). Out of the sun the 5 petals of the flowers curl up into a tube like a rolled up newspaper. When opened up they are 10-15mm across. |
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| 13th May 2016, a hedgerow, Devon. | Photo: © Bob Whitfield |
| The flowers are on nummers long stalks from a central stem. |
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| 13th May 2016, a hedgerow, Devon. | Photo: © Bob Whitfield |
| The outside of the petals are much paler. All the green parts are a dull-green rather than bright-green. If you could see within the corolla you would espy a bunch of orange-yellow stamens. |
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| 13th May 2016, a hedgerow, Devon. | Photo: © Bob Whitfield |
| The leaves are more deeply notched than those of Wood-Sorrel. Unfortunately not shown, but the rear of the leaves often possess orange spots. |
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Easily mistaken for : Pink-coloured Sorrels such as It is a neonative, introduced and naturalised from gardens and now appearing in waste stony places, by roads, on banks, often crowded by other vegetation and on sandy sea-shores. It occurs frequently in Southern England and the Channel Islands. |
 Oxalis
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articulata
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⇐ Global Aspect ⇒ |
Oxalidaceae
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 Oxalis (Wood-Sorrels) |
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Wood-Sorrel Family [Oxalidaceae]
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