Creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata) can be found across the globe, including Japan. The plant produces yellow flowers from April to October and fruits almost at the same time. The bright yellow flower is just 1 cm in diameter, so tiny that it may have been unnoticed. The leaves and stems are edible although they taste sour as suggested by the name Oxalis (and sour grass) and as well as its Japanese name "katabami," which translates into "sour grass."
Despite its unnoticeable presence, the plant is used as a family crest in Japan due to its strong vitality and hardiness to represent life force.
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酢漿草（カタバミ）です。4月から10月に花を付け、果実も同じ頃に付けます。食べられますが名前が示す通り酸っぱいそうです。英語の別名も sour grass でこちらも「酸っぱい草」という意味。きっと世界中で食べられていたのでしょう。
地味な雑草ですが踏まれても枯れない生命力から家紋（片喰紋）にもなっています。
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