wood sorrel

[fenris]

hey,

picked a bunch of what i am quite sure is wood sorrel today, for salad. as i am a newbie i am wondering if there is anything bad that it can be confused with - i tasted some, it has that lemony-appley taste, three heart-shaped leaves, little white flowers. pretty sure but i dont want to eat a whole load of it if there is something very similar but poisonous out there!

[Ellendra]

Wood sorrel around here has yellow flowers, and the leaves are somewhat pale compared to other nearby plants, but other than that it sounds right. Double-check with someone in your region (where are you?)

Even if you got the right plant, I wouldn't suggest eating loads of it at a time. Too much at once can cause digestive upset. But it's a tasty addition to other greens.

[fenris]

well i ate it and i'm still here. very nice it was too, gave a good tang to the salad. i google-imaged it and there were plenty of examples of white-flowered wood sorrel as well as the yellow kind (i'm near glasgow).

thanks for replying :)

[Silver Ether]

well you learn summat every day ... i thought they only had white flowers and I like it too...

[Millymollymandy]

Errrggghhh I have this, both the red and green forums of the creeping variety:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw= ... 1&aql=&oq=

and it has invaded every plant pot of perennials I have i.e. geraniums and oleander. It's also a serious weed of my flower beds and because of its tenacious roots and creeping habit it's impossible to get rid of.

I hate it with a vengeance.

[fenris]

oh dear! well at least it's tasty, just develop a wood sorrel habit and kill two birds with one stone!

[Millymollymandy]

It's funny though (funny as in strange) that most of the worst weeds are actually edible. I wonder why that is? Thing is that once the growing season really starts I don't need to eat weeds as I have cultivated veg galore!

I must go and try a leaf today though - like to try everything although a lot taste like