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Oxalis corniculata Linnaeus. Common name: Creeping Lady's-sorrel. Phenology: Feb-Dec. Habitat: Gardens, fields, disturbed areas, sometimes more natural areas including pinelands, dunes. Distribution: Probably native of New World tropics and subtropics, possibly including the deeper South. Now nearly worldwide in distribution. Many reports and records appear to me

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, C, F, FNA12, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, WV, Eiten (1963), Robertson (1975); = Oxalis repens Thunb. — G; < Oxalis corniculata L. — WH3; > Oxalis corniculata L. var. atropurpurea Planch. — Ward (2004a); > Oxalis corniculata L. var. corniculata — Ward (2004a); > Xanthoxalis corniculata (L.) Small — S, S13; > Xanthoxalis langloisii Small — S, S13; Oxalis corniculata L. Basionym: Oxalis corniculata L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Oxalis corniculata - FNA12

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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