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Oxalidaceae
Oxalis

not marked as a favorite taxon Oxalis Linnaeus. Common name: Wood-sorrel, Oxalis.

Key to Oxalis

A genus of about 700 species, herbs, shrubs, and vines, nearly cosmopolitan.

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References: Barger et al. (2023); Cocucci In Kubitzki et al. (2004); Eiten (1963); Franck et al. (2016); Horne, Barger, & Nesom (2013); Kelley & Vincent (2020); Lourteig (1979); Lourteig (2000); Nesom (2009b); Nesom (2009c); Nesom (2016o) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Nesom, Spaulding, & Horne (2014); Robertson (1975); Ward (2004a). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Oxalis© Gary P. Fleming | Oxalis articulata | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Oxalis© Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋） | Oxalis dichondrifolia source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Oxalis© Richard & Teresa Ware | Oxalis dillenii CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Oxalis© Will Stuart | Oxalis montana
image #5 of Oxalis© Dr. Alison Northup, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dr. Alison Northup | Oxalis florida source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #6 of Oxalis© Richard & Teresa Ware | Oxalis grandis CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Oxalis© Aidan Campos | Oxalis corniculata source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Oxalis© Keith Bradley | Oxalis articulata | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Oxalis© Dr. Alison Northup, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dr. Alison Northup | Oxalis florida source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #10 of Oxalis© Richard & Teresa Ware | Oxalis articulata CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Oxalis© Keith Bradley | Oxalis corniculata | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Oxalis© Dr. Alison Northup, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dr. Alison Northup | Oxalis florida source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #13 of Oxalis© Asher P Higgins, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Asher P Higgins | Oxalis illinoensis source | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Oxalis© Alan Cressler: oxalis violacea (white form), stone mountain, stone mountain park, dekalb county, georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Oxalis violacea source | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Oxalis© Bruce A. Sorrie | Oxalis dillenii
image #16 of Oxalis© Richard & Teresa Ware | Oxalis articulata CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #17 of Oxalis© Aidan Campos | Oxalis debilis source

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