Shamrocks and clovers represent different things to different people, but are they one and the same? Like many common names, shamrock and clover turn out to refer to many different species of plants.

In the year 432 A.D., a missionary who earlier assumed the name Patricius, arrived in Ireland with the objective of converting the Celtic Irish to Christianity. Legend has it that he used a ...

St. Patrick’s day is here, and with the plastic shamrocks popping up in stores everywhere, it got me thinking about the real plant, which grows everywhere around the world, and is under attack with a ...

The issue: Oxalis or yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta) is a weak perennial, native to eastern and central U.S. that is more of a lawn, yard and garden weed, but can invade woodlands, meadows, and ...

Florida residents seeking a dose of luck this St. Patrick’s Day likely won’t find it among the weeds in their backyards. Although oxalis stricta, a woodsorrel found throughout the state year-round, ...

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