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Pink Wood Sorrel
Oxalis corymbosa
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An introduced species from South America. Blooms pale pink to reddish-purple flowers from spring to summer. Slightly larger than O. corniculata, spreading via bulbils (small bulb-like structures). Often forms colonies along roadsides and in gardens.
Identification Points
- ✓Pale pink to reddish-purple 5-petaled flowers (slightly larger than O. corniculata)
- ✓Leaves are larger than those of O. corniculata
- ✓Propagates via bulbils
- ✓Flower center is white
Habitat
Roadsides, gardens, parks, flower beds
Season
April to July (flowers)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Compound
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf shape
Cordate
Growth form
Herb
Petal count
5 petals
Petal fusion
Free
Flower color
Pink
Habitat
Roadside
Stipules
Absent
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Ovary position
Superior
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite
Stamen count
5
Phylogenetic Positionカタバミ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Oxalidales > Oxalidaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Sources & References
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