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Oxalis stricta

Oxalis stricta is a small, upright yellow-flowered wood sorrel of fields, gardens, roadsides and open woodland edges across eastern North America and East Asia. It is a tough, short-lived perennial or annual that thrives in bright light and ordinary moist soil, and readily seeds itself.

Oxalis stricta
Photo: 6th Happiness, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Disturbed open ground, lawns, field margins, open woods and waste places, usually on moist loamy soils. A pioneer of cleared or cultivated land.

Recorded from sea level to about 2000 m, mostly in lowlands around 200 m.

Eastern and central North AmericaSouthern CanadaNorthern MexicoJapanKoreaChina

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✓ 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.