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Oxalis albicans

Oxalis albicans Kunth

Radishroot Woodsorrel

Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: OXAL

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Stems decumbent to prostrate, sometimes ascending, up to about 16 inches long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Petals yellow, rarely with red lines proximally.

Distribution

USA: AR , AZ , CA , CO , IA , KS , MO , NM , OK , TX , WY

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-10-27
Research By: NAH

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