Broadleaf Wood-Sorrel
Oxalis latifolia
(or drummondii?)
Alongside a shady path among sycamores and oaks in Florida Canyon, Sta. Rita Mts., Arizona, USA. 30 July 2013.
LEAVES: The leaves are compound with three equally spaced lobes. The
leaflets appear notched from the tips. Tart taste due to oxalic acid.
RANGE: In Arizona this plant is restricted to lower canyons and slopes of the Sky
Island Mountains in the southeast. Ranges into Mexico, New Mexico and Texas.
PERENNIAL: Above ground portions are without branching stems - leaves are all at
ground level.
FLOWERS: Pink or lavender flowers have five petals with five stamens.
FRUIT: An cylinder-shaped capsule that pops open to release seeds.
UNARMED