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Slender Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis dillenii)

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Oxalis dillenii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis
Species:
O. dillenii
Binomial name
Oxalis dillenii
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Oxalis cornicuata var. dillenii (Jacq.) Trel.
  • Xanthoxalis dillenii (Jacq.) Holub
  • Oxalis arborea Anon.
  • Oxalis boreaui P.Fourn.
  • Oxalis corniculata f. diffusa (Boreau) Fiori
  • Oxalis corniculata proles diffusa (Boreau) Rouy
  • Oxalis corniculata var. lyonii (Pursh) Zucc.
  • Oxalis diffusa Boreau
  • Oxalis dillenii var. radicans Shinners
  • Oxalis florida subsp. prostrata (Haw.) Lourteig
  • Oxalis lyonii Pursh
  • Oxalis prostrata Haw.
  • Oxalis recurva var. floridana Wiegand
  • Oxalis sanguinolaria Raf.
  • Xanthoxalis dillenii var. piletorum (Wiegand) Holub
  • Xanthoxalis lyonii (Pursh) Holub


Oxalis dillenii, the southern wood-sorrel,[2] slender yellow woodsorrel, or Dillen's oxalis,[3] is a species in the woodsorrel family. Like other Oxalis species, the leaves of this plant resemble clover leaves, with three leaflets. The flowers have five yellow petals that are 4 to 10 mm (0.16 to 0.39 in) in length. The leaflets are 1 to 2 cm (0.39 to 0.79 in) wide with pointed hairs. The fruits are rather brown and are 1.5 to 2.5 cm (0.59 to 0.98 in). It is often considered a weed, and can be found worldwide, but likely originated in North America.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Oxalis dillenii Jacq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  2. ^ "Slender Yellow Woodsorrel, Southern Yellow Wood-sorrel, Dillen's Oxalis - Oxalis dillenii". uswildflowers.com. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Oxalis dillenii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. ^ Gleason & Cronquist (1991). Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada (2nd ed.). The New York Botanical Garden.