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Oxalis stricta L.
common yellow oxalis

       
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Oxalis europaea

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Oxalis stricta L.

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Synonyms:
Oxalis stricta L.

  CECO3 Ceratoxalis coloradensis (Rydb.) Lunell
  CECY3 Ceratoxalis cymosa (Small) Lunell
  OXBU Oxalis bushii (Small) Small
  OXCO8 Oxalis coloradensis Rydb.
  OXCY Oxalis cymosa Small
  OXEU2 Oxalis europaea Jord.
  OXEUB2 Oxalis europaea Jord. var. bushii (Small) Wiegand
  OXEUR Oxalis europaea Jord. var. rufa (Small) Young
  OXFO Oxalis fontana Bunge
  OXFOB Oxalis fontana Bunge var. bushii (Small) H. Hara
  OXIN5 Oxalis interior (Small) Fedde
  OXRU4 Oxalis rufa Small
  OXSTD Oxalis stricta L. var. decumbens Bitter
  OXSTP Oxalis stricta L. var. piletocarpa Wiegand
  OXSTR Oxalis stricta L. var. rufa (Small) Farw.
  OXSTV Oxalis stricta L. var. villicaulis (Wiegand) Farw.
  XABU Xanthoxalis bushii Small
  XACO4 Xanthoxalis coloradensis (Rydb.) Rydb.
  XACY2 Xanthoxalis cymosa (Small) Small
  XADIP Xanthoxalis dillenii (Jacq.) Holub var. piletocarpa (Wiegand) Holub
  XAIN2 Xanthoxalis interior Small
  XARU Xanthoxalis rufa (Small) Small
  XAST2 Xanthoxalis stricta (L.) Small
  XASTP2 Xanthoxalis stricta (L.) Small var. piletocarpa (Wiegand) Moldenke
 

Distribution:
Oxalis stricta L.

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Oxalis stricta L.

View 2 genera in Oxalidaceae, 38 species in Oxalis
 

Classification:
Oxalis stricta 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 stricta L. – common yellow oxalis
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Oxalis stricta L.

common yellow oxalis
sheep sorrel
sourgrass
toad sorrel
yellow woodsorrel

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.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Oxalis stricta 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.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Oxalis stricta L.

Oxalis europaea:

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 UPL UPL FACU FACU FACU FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Oxalis stricta L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor           Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Oxalis stricta L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29095.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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