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OXAL1S ACETOSELLA. 



Common Wood-Sorrel. 



Class X. Decandria. — Order IV. Pentagynia. 

 Nat. Ord. Oxalide*:. 



Gen. Char. Calyx five-parted. Petals five, often united 

 by the base of their claws. Filaments usually combined 

 below, — the five outer ones shorter. Capsule angular, 

 five-celled ; cells two or many-seeded. Seeds with an 

 elastic arillus. 



Spec. Char. Leaves all radical, ternate ; leaflets obcord- 

 ate, hairy. Scape one-flowered. Root scaly. 



SYNONYMES. 



r Trifolium acetosum vulgare. Bauh. Pin. 330. Park. Theatr. 



\ 746. Raii Hist. 1098; Syn. 225. 



I Oxys alba. Ger. Em. 1201. 

 l M tin ! Oxys sive Alleluya. Fuch. Hist. 544, c. 216. 



| Oxys pliniana. Lob. ic. ii. 22. 



J Oxys acetosella. Hall Helv. n. 928. 



I Oxalis acetosella. Lin. Sp. PI. 620. Eng. Fl. ii. p. 323. 



^ Eng. Bot. t. 762. 

 French .... Oxalide ; Surelle ; Alleluia. Pain de coucou. 

 Italian .... Acetosa salvatica ; Alleluja. 

 Spanish ... Acedera silvestre ; Acederilla; Aleluya ; Oxalis silvestre. 



Port Trevo azedo ; Azedinha. 



German . . Sauerklee ; Buchampfer ; Kuckuckslee. 



Dutch ... . Zuurklaver ; Klaver-zuuring ; Koekkoeks-brood. 



Danish. . . . Skovsyrer ; Suurklover ; Giogeurt. 



Swedish . . Harsyra. 



Polish .... Szczowik. 



Russ Saitsckaitschawel. 



Description. — The rhizome is horizontal, creeping, some- 

 what jointed, consisting of several alternate, fleshy, ovate-gib- 



