Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Oxalidales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Oxalis articulata
FAMILY
Oxalidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about windowbox wood-sorrel at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oxalis rubra
FAMILY
Oxalidaceae
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 100-01-002:
Oxalis rubra
FAMILY
Oxalidaceae
INCLUDING
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Oxalis articulata ssp. rubra
COMMON NAME:
windowbox wood-sorrel
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JK Marlow jkm130430_841
April Spartanburg County SC
Leaflets pubescent on both surfaces, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Roxanna Martin rlm4508_061
April Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm130501_910
May Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm130501_912
May Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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Roxanna Martin rlm53010_118
May Spartanburg County SC
Flowers long-pedunculate, overtopping the leaves, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Roxanna Martin rlm53010_122
May Spartanburg County SC
Petals pink or white, 1-1.5cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm141022_194
October Greenville County SC
Cleveland Park
Leaves all basal, with reddish-brown callosities mostly along the margins, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Oxalis articulata
FAMILY
Oxalidaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oxalis rubra
FAMILY
Oxalidaceae
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 100-01-002:
Oxalis rubra
FAMILY
Oxalidaceae
INCLUDING
-
Oxalis articulata ssp. rubra
3461
Forb
Perennial
Non-native: South America
Habitat: Roadsides, old gardens, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Ternately compound: 3 leaflets
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink or White
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens, of 2 lengths
Flowers in umbels
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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