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Oxalis violacea L.

Wood sorrel; Violet woodsorrel; Ionoxalis violacea L Small; Sassia violacea L Holub; Violet wood sorrel

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Oxalis violacea, flower
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Oxalis violacea
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Oxalis violacea, Whole plant
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Oxalis violacea, Whole plant
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Oxalis violacea, Whole plant
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Oxalis violacea, Flower

Oxalis violacea, Flower
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Oxalis violacea, Flower
Oxalis violacea, Flower
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Oxalis violacea, Leaf
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Oxalis violacea, Whole plant
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Oxalis violacea, Whole plant

Names
Scientific source:
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Geographic distribution
This species has been reported on the Lost Road Trail.


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Oxalis violacea L.
violet woodsorrel

       
Symbol:   OXVI  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Oxalidaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N
PR    I



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Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Jackson Co., McNeil Preserve. 2001. Usage Requirements .
 
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Synonyms:
Oxalis violacea L.

  IOVI Ionoxalis violacea (L.) Small
  OXVIT Oxalis violacea L. var. trichophora Fassett
  SAVI19 Sassia violacea (L.) Holub
 

Distribution:
Oxalis violacea L.

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USA ( AL , AR , AZ, CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , OR, PA , RI, SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT, WI , WV , WY), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Oxalis violacea L.

View 2 genera in Oxalidaceae , 38 species in Oxalis
 

Classification:
Oxalis violacea L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Geraniales
Family Oxalidaceae – Wood-Sorrel family
Genus Oxalis L. – woodsorrel
Species Oxalis violacea L. – violet woodsorrel
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Oxalis violacea L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut :
violet wood-sorrel              Special Concern
Massachusetts :
violet wood-sorrel              Endangered
Michigan :
violet wood-sorrel              Threatened
New York :
violet wood-sorrel              Threatened
Rhode Island :
violet wood-sorrel              Endangered
 

Introduced Information:
Oxalis violacea L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Oxalis violacea L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor           Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Oxalis violacea L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29098.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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Number of matches : 5
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Oxalis violacea
Oxalis violacea
Purple Woodsorrel
ID: 0000 0000 0405 1788 [detail]
© 2005 Lisa Powers

Oxalis violacea
Oxalis violacea
Purple Woodsorrel
ID: 0000 0000 0504 0272 [detail]
© 2004 Robert Sivinski

Oxalis violacea
Oxalis violacea
Purple Woodsorrel
ID: 0000 0000 0405 1789 [detail]
© 2005 Lisa Powers

Oxalis violacea
Oxalis violacea
Purple Woodsorrel
ID: 0000 0000 0405 1790 [detail]
© 2005 Lisa Powers

Oxalis violacea
Oxalis violacea
Purple Woodsorrel
ID: 0000 0000 0405 1791 [detail]
© 2005 Lisa Powers

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