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Pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata
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Oxalis articulata flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis
Species: O. articulata
Binomial name
Oxalis articulata
Savign. (1798)
Subspecies
  • Oxalis articulata Savign. forma crassipes (Urb.) Lourteig, 1982
  • Oxalis articulata Savign. subspecies rubra (A.St.-Hil.) Lourteig, 1982
Synonyms

Oxalis rubra


Oxalis rubra

Oxalis articulata, known as pink-sorrel, or windowbox wood-sorrel, is a plant species in the genus Oxalis native to South America. It has been introduced in Europe in gardens and is now naturalized in these areas.

The plant is susceptible to rust (disease due to the fungus Puccinia oxalidis).

Oxalis articulata Savign. forma crassipes (Urb.) Lourteig, 1982

Oxalis articulata Savign. subspecies rubra (A.St.-Hil.) Lourteig, 1982



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