Oxalis florida Salisbury. Phenology: Mar-May (-Sep). Habitat: Floodplain forests, moist fields, ditches, bluffs, and moist slopes. Distribution: VT and CT south to FL, west to LA, AR, and MO.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA12, Mo3, NE, NY, Va; = Oxalis florida Salisb. var. recurva (Elliott) H.E.Ahles — RAB; = Oxalis macrantha (Trel.) Small — C; = Oxalis recurva Elliott var. recurva — F; < Oxalis corniculata L. — WH3; < Oxalis dillenii Jacq. — K4, Pa, Tn; > Oxalis dillenii Jacq. ssp. filipes (Small) G.Eiten — W, Eiten (1963), Robertson (1975), Ward (2004a); > Oxalis filipes Small — F; > Oxalis priceae Small ssp. colorea (Small) G.Eiten — Eiten (1963), Robertson (1975), misapplied; < Oxalis recurva Elliott — G; > Xanthoxalis filipes Small — S; > Xanthoxalis recurva (Elliott) Small — S. Basionym: Oxalis florida Salisb. 1796
Links to other floras: = Oxalis florida - FNA12
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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