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Oxalidaceae
Oxalis

Oxalis colorea (Small) Fedde. Common name: Small’s Wood-sorrel. Phenology: (Mar-) Apr-May (-Oct). Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry-mesic and mesic forests, thin soils around rock outcrops, disturbed areas. Distribution: E. MD and sc. and w.VA west to MO, south to n. FL and e. LA.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA12, K4; = n/a — Tat; = Xanthoxalis colorea Small — S; < Oxalis florida Salisb. var. recurva (Elliott) H.E.Ahles — RAB; < Oxalis macrantha (Trel.) Small — C; ? Oxalis priceae Small ssp. colorea (Small) G.Eiten; ? Oxalis recurva Elliott var. recurva — F; > Xanthoxalis colorea Small — S13; > Xanthoxalis recurva (Elliott) Small — S13; Xanthoxalis colorea Small. Basionym: Xanthoxalis colorea Small 1903

Links to other floras: = Oxalis colorea - FNA12

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image of plant© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
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