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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: PerennialHabit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , YellowBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Dec
Bloom Notes: Yellow with red lines.
Distribution
USA: CANative Habitat: Slopes and flats, brushy ridges, roadside banks, canyon bottoms, rock outcrops, grasslands, oak chaparral, coastal sage scrub.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 PlantsFNA: Find Oxalis albicans ssp. californica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Oxalis albicans ssp. californica
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR