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Oxalis dillenii

A small yellow-flowered wood sorrel with clover-like leaves, native across much of North America and naturalised widely elsewhere as a weed. It is easy and fast from seed, wanting sun or light shade, ordinary moist soil and no special treatment.

Oxalis dillenii
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open and disturbed ground: lawns, fields, roadsides, prairie and savanna openings. Habitat detail is based on the genus and its weedy habit.

Mostly lowland; GBIF records span 2–2,161 m with a median of 226 m.

Eastern and central United StatesSouthern CanadaNortheastern Mexico

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.