Oxalis articulata

Oxalis articulata
Oxalis articulata flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis
Species: O. articulata
Binomial name
Oxalis articulata
Savign. (1798)
Subspecies
  • Oxalis articulata Savign. forma crassipes (Urb.) Lourteig, 1982
  • Oxalis articulata Savign. subspecies rubra (A.St.-Hil.) Lourteig, 1982
Synonyms

Oxalis rubra

Oxalis articulata, known as pink-sorrel,[1] or windowbox wood-sorrel, is a plant species in the genus Oxalis native to South America. It has been introduced in Europe in gardens and is now naturalized in these areas.

The plant is susceptible to rust (disease due to the fungus Puccinia oxalidis).

See also

References

  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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