Common oxalis

Common sorrel or, as it is popularly called, hare cabbage, is an annual low plant (height is approximately 15 cm on average), belonging to the sorrel family. The plant has a thin creeping root and its structure does not provide for the presence of a stem. The leaf of the plant is long-petiolate and consists of 3 heart-shaped leaves of the same type.

Flowering of wood sorrel can usually be observed at the end of spring or beginning of summer. The flowers of “rabbit cabbage” are located on long stalks and have a white or pinkish-white hue.

The fruit contains a certain capsule in its structure, which bursts during ripening and allows the seeds to escape through the resulting cracks.

The plant is designed in such a way that in the evening or in extreme heat, its leaves fold, and during the day at normal temperatures they show all their beauty and elegance.

The plant acquired its second name, “rabbit cabbage,” for the sour taste it has due to the presence in its structure of substances such as oxalates and oxalic acid.

Common wood sorrel herb is actively used in folk medicine for the treatment and prevention of various ailments. The plants are used to make tea from the herbs, use them in salads and cook cabbage soup.

“Hare cabbage” is usually collected during its flowering period, but the herb can be collected at other times.

Common sorrel is a very useful plant, rich in vitamins and other beneficial components, but if consumed excessively in large quantities, it can cause poisoning.

Common oxalis is a useful plant, but it can cause poisoning in animals if eaten in large quantities.