Photo by Leticia Provencio
Purple Wood Sorrel is a native, perennial wildflower in Wisconsin. It grows up to nine inches tall. It usually bears clusters of up to 19 violet flowers on stems that are five to nine inches tall. The flowers are 1/2 to 3/4 inch wide with white to pale green centers. The three part leaves have heart-shaped leaflets. The leaves are about one inch wide. It tends to grow in open places in damp woods and on stream banks and moist prairies.(LS)