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Oxalis corniculata L.
creeping woodsorrel

       
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Photo of Oxalis corniculata L.
©Gary A. Monroe. No. United States, CA, San Luis Obispo Co., Coon Creek. April 1, 2006. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Images:
Oxalis corniculata L.

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Synonyms:
Oxalis corniculata L.

  ACCO7 Acetosella corniculata (L.) Kuntze
  OXCOA Oxalis corniculata L. var. atropurpurea Planch.
  OXCOL2 Oxalis corniculata L. var. langloisii (Small) Wiegand
  OXCOL Oxalis corniculata L. var. lupulina (R. Knuth) Zucc.
  OXCOM Oxalis corniculata L. var. macrophylla Arsene ex R. Knuth
  OXCOM3 Oxalis corniculata L. var. minor Laing
  OXCOR Oxalis corniculata L. var. reptans Laing
  OXCOV Oxalis corniculata L. var. villosa (M. Bieb.) Hohen.
  OXCOV2 Oxalis corniculata L. var. viscidula Wiegand
  OXLA9 Oxalis langloisii (Small) Fedde
  OXPU4 Oxalis pusilla Salisb.
  OXRE Oxalis repens Thunb.
  OXVI5 Oxalis villosa M. Bieb.
  XACO2 Xanthoxalis corniculata (L.) Small
  XACOA Xanthoxalis corniculata (L.) Small var. atropurpurea (Planch.) Moldenke
  XALA Xanthoxalis langloisii Small
  XARE Xanthoxalis repens (Thunb.) Moldenke
 

Distribution:
Oxalis corniculata L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (BC, MB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Oxalis corniculata L.

View 2 genera in Oxalidaceae, 38 species in Oxalis
 

Classification:
Oxalis corniculata L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Geraniales
Family Oxalidaceae – Wood-Sorrel family
Genus Oxalis L. – woodsorrel
Species Oxalis corniculata L. – creeping woodsorrel
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Oxalis corniculata L.

'ihi
creeping oxalis
creeping woods
oxalis
yellow oxalis
yellow wood sorrel

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Oxalis corniculata L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Oxalis corniculata L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU UPL FACU FACU FACU NO FACU FACU
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Oxalis corniculata L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29067.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Oxalis corniculata L.

Arizona: abstract & image of creeping oxalis (Oxalis corniculata)

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

University of Hawaii Campus Plants: images

Virginia: abstract & image

 
 
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