Woodsorrels
Oxalis
Oxalis /ˈɒksəlɪs/ is a large genus of flowering plants in the wood-sorrel family Oxalidaceae comprising about 570 species. The genus occurs throughout most of the world, except for the polar areas; species diversity is particularly rich in tropical Brazil, Mexico and South Africa.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
palmate-leaved Oxalis
subgenusOxalis
Purple woodsorrel
speciesOxalis purpurea
yelloweye woodsorrel
speciesOxalis obtusa
pinnate-leaved Oxalis
subgenusThamnoxys
Golden Sorrel
speciesOxalis luteola
Carpet Sorrel
speciesOxalis glabra
Thinleaf Sorrel
speciesOxalis tenuifolia
Dotted Sorrel
speciesOxalis punctata
Star Sorrel
speciesOxalis stellata
Squashed Sorrel
speciesOxalis compressa
simple-leaved Oxalis
subgenusMonoxalis
Hangleaf Sorrel
speciesOxalis pendulifolia
Cushion Sorrel
speciesOxalis convexula
Carpet Sorrel
speciesOxalis pusilla
Incised Sorrel
speciesOxalis annae
Watercell Sorrel
speciesOxalis fergusoniae
Vernal Pool Sorrel
speciesOxalis dregei
Copper Sorrel
speciesOxalis inaequalis
Oxalis sonderiana
speciesOxalis sonderiana
Oxalis callosa
speciesOxalis callosa
Keel Sorrel
speciesOxalis stokoei
Silverleaf Sorrel
speciesOxalis argyrophylla
Oxalis reclinata
speciesOxalis reclinata
Oxalis bullulata
speciesOxalis bullulata
Oxalis gracilis
speciesOxalis gracilis
Sideleaf Sorrel
speciesOxalis lateriflora
Oxalis furcillata
speciesOxalis furcillata
Oxalis exserta
speciesOxalis exserta
Oxalis foveolata
speciesOxalis foveolata
Overberg Sorrel
speciesOxalis duriuscula
Oxalis crocea
speciesOxalis crocea
Oxalis burtoniae
speciesOxalis burtoniae
Oxalis suteroides
speciesOxalis suteroides
Palmleaf Sorrel
speciesOxalis palmifrons
Goatbell Sorrel
speciesOxalis tragopoda
Cattle Sorrel
speciesOxalis lawsonii
Cliff Sorrel
speciesOxalis haedulipes
Folded Sorrel
speciesOxalis canaliculata
Largeleaf Sorrel
speciesOxalis magnifolia
Desert Sand Sorrel
speciesOxalis psammophila
Curlyleaf Sorrel
speciesOxalis hirsuta
Oxalis adenodes
speciesOxalis adenodes
Oxalis stenopetala
speciesOxalis stenopetala
Oxalis confertissima
speciesOxalis confertissima
Sundew Sorrel
speciesOxalis droseroides
Oxalis clandestina
speciesOxalis clandestina
Oxalis chachahuensis
speciesOxalis chachahuensis
Oxalis suavis
speciesOxalis suavis
Arid Sorrel
speciesOxalis aridicola
Oxalis extensa
speciesOxalis extensa
Oxalis dichotoma
speciesOxalis dichotoma
Oxalis odorata
speciesOxalis odorata
Kamiesberg Sorrel
speciesOxalis kamiesbergensis
Oxalis argillacea
speciesOxalis argillacea
Clay Pool Sorrel
speciesOxalis disticha
Oxalis stenorhyncha
speciesOxalis stenorhyncha
Oxalis psilopoda
speciesOxalis psilopoda
Oxalis luederitzii
speciesOxalis luederitzii
Bokkeveld Sorrel
speciesOxalis phloxidiflora
Oxalis hirsutibulba
speciesOxalis hirsutibulba
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Famine Relief Herbal
Zhu Su · 1406 · p.65
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.498
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.496
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.388
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.387
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.617
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.618
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.659
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.659
Compendium of Materia Medica
李時珍 · 1596 · p.111
The Dutch Herbarium or Herbal
Petrus Nylandt · 1670 · p.100
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 1 (1686)
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1687 · p.30
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47758.