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''Oxalis enneaphylla'', the scurvy-grass sorrel, is a late spring- and summer-flowering, rhizomatous, alpine perennial herbaceous plant native to the grasslands of Patagonia and the Falkland Islands. It is a small plant that grows to high and across, with slightly fleshy, hairy, blue-grey leaves, which are edible but have a sharp taste due to their high oxalic acid content. The name ''enneaphylla'' comes from the Greek εννεα (''ennea''), "nine" and φυλλον (''phyllon''), "leaf". The almond-scented, five-petalled flowers are pink shading to white.〔 They are hermaphrodite and pollinated by Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). The plant gets its common name from the fact that, like the unrelated scurvy-grass, its leaves are rich in vitamin C. Sailors travelling around Cape Horn would consume the leaves to avoid scurvy. This is illustrated by this extract from the Journal of Syms Covington, who sailed aboard with Charles Darwin. Here he describes the Falkland Islands, and refers to ''Oxalis enneaphylla'' as "wild thyme":
This plant is cultivated in temperate regions, and is suitable for rockeries or alpine gardens. The species〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1363 )〕 and the hybrid cultivar 'Ione Hecker'〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3650 )〕 have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ==See also== * Sorrel * Wood Sorrel (''Oxalis'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oxalis enneaphylla」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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