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Oxalis albicans ssp. californica

Oxalis albicans Kunth ssp. californica (Abrams) Eiten

California Wood-sorrel, California Woodsorrel, Californica Wood Sorrel

Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family)

Synonym(s): Oxalis californica

USDA Symbol: OXALC

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Dec
Bloom Notes: Yellow with red lines.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Slopes and flats, brushy ridges, roadside banks, canyon bottoms, rock outcrops, grasslands, oak chaparral, coastal sage scrub.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Oxalis albicans ssp. californica in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Oxalis albicans ssp. californica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Oxalis albicans ssp. californica

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-02
Research By: CBR

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