Species: Oxalidaceal
Habitat: Woods in Canada, northern edge of U.S. south in mts.
Growing Season: May to July - (spring and summer)
Plant Size: 3 or 4 inches high.
Significant Characteristics/Features for Identification: Clover like leaves and 5 petals with white or veined with pink.
Uses: A person can eat the leaves in salad, it also helps with some ailments.
Folklore: It was called a prayer plant because
it folds up it's leaves like it praying.
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