African wood-sorrel / حمصيص / حُمَّيْضَة /

اقصليس ماعزي / حميضة ماعزية /

Oxalis pes-caprae L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Flowers
  • Leaves
  • Roots
Preparation
  • Cooked with olive oil
  • Pastry
  • Salads
Blooming period
January to March
Foraging period
December to March
Seed collection period
April to June

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Compound
  • Trifoliolate
Life form
  • Geophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Oxalis
Family
Oxalidaceae
Wikidata item
Q1640921
GBIF Item
Oxalis pes-caprae L. (2891661)

References

  1. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-31. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Oxalis+pes-caprae>
  2. Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)

Citation

Oxalis pes-caprae L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/586 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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