Common Name: Yellow wood sorrel.Scientific Name: Oxalis stricta.Where I Saw It: It grows wild throug

Common Name: Yellow wood sorrel.

Scientific Name: Oxalis stricta.

Where I Saw It: It grows wild throughout this region.

Can I Eat It? Yes!  It has a tangy lemony kind of flavor.  As a kid I used to munch on these leaves when playing outside.  It’s apparently also good to add some flavor to salads, though you wouldn’t want it as the main leaves.  The internet also tells me that you should only eat it in moderation because the oxalic acid can inhibit your calcium absorption.

Native Range: North America.

Reasons to Like It: Edible!  Native!  Vitamin C!

Reasons to Dislike It: It grows pretty aggressively and can become an annoying weed in a garden bed.