Oxalidaceae Oxalis stricta L.
Common Yellow Oxalis
Meskwaki - Food, Sour
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 271
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Oxalis stricta L.
Scientific name: Oxalis stricta L.
USDA symbol: OXST (
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Common names: Common Yellow Oxalis
Family: Oxalidaceae
Family (APG): Oxalidaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sour
Notes: Eaten for it's acidity.
RECRD: 1317 id: 25177