Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Oxalis stricta
Oxalis stricta L.
Common Yellow Oxalis, Yellow Wood-sorrel, Upright Yellow Wood-sorrel, Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel Family)
USDA Symbol: OXSTUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)
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Specimen & Label Data
Oxalis stricta
Yellow Wood Sorrel
Oxalidaceae
Location: Flower bed, 85 Campden Circle--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Well watered loam; full sun. Common in community, but scattered.
Description: Foliage somewhat brown-red. Stems and peduncles from nodes of thin underground rhizome. Main root not thicker than stems. Petiole stems to 9 cm; peduncles to 5.5 cm. 1-4 flowered, yellow. Seed brown without white markings.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 26, 1987
Specimen number: 165
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0342
Accession Date: May 8, 1993
Accession Number: 27
Annotations: SXFRB