Species diversity is particularly rich in tropical Brazil, Mexico and South Africa Many of the species are known as Some common edible weeds include dandelion, purslane, wood sorrel, creeping charlie, lambsquarter, clover, garlic mustard, and so many more In the spring, we always have wild greens from weeds to eat much earlier than our cultivated greens They provide lots of nourishment and are free to harvest Homemade Violet and Dandelion Pink LemonadeOxalis Disease Sorrel (Oxalis spp) is sometimes grown as a garden plant and sometimes identified as a weed Common garden types include violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea), winter hardy to US Creeping Woodsorrel P Oxalis Corniculata Family Oxalidaceae Woodsorrel Msu Turf Weeds Net Weed Identification And Information A Resource Guide From The Dept Of Crop And Soil Sciences At Michigan State University Wood sorrel weed benefits