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Oxalis grandis (Great yellow woodsorrel)
Vick, Albert F. W.

Oxalis grandis

Oxalis grandis Small

Great Yellow Woodsorrel, Large Yellow Wood Sorrel

Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel Family)

Synonym(s): Oxalis recurva, Xanthoxalis grandis

USDA Symbol: oxgr

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Oxalis grandis has flowers up to one inch (2.5 cm) wide and leaves often with purple edges. It grows from Indiana east to Pennsylvania and south to Georgia and Mississippi.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Sometimes with faint red lines on yellow petals.

Distribution

USA: AL , DC , GA , IN , KY , MD , MS , NC , OH , PA , SC , TN , VA , WV

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 grandis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Oxalis grandis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Oxalis grandis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-26
Research By: TWC Staff

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