Oxalis acetosella L.

Wood-Sorrel

Oxalidaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Oxalidaceae (Wood Sorrel family)
Genus: Oxalis (Sorrel)

Synonyms

Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis longiflora
Oxalis nemoralis
Oxalis parviflora
Oxalis vulgaris
Oxys acetosella

Related species

Oxalis acetosella L. - Wood-Sorrel
Oxalis corniculata L. - Procumbent Yellow-Sorrel
Oxalis stricta L. - Upright Yellow-Sorrel
Oxalis dillenii Jacq. - Sussex Yellow-Sorrel

Traits


    Toxic, maximal 15 cm tall. flowers: whitish, often yellowish at the base, with dark veins, rarely tinged reddish. fruits: capsules, 3–4 mm long. stem: short or absent, with a basal leaf-rosette, without stem-leaves. leaves: greenish, palmately compound, almost always...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Oxalis acetosella

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Oxalis acetosella

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Oxalis acetosella

Oxalis acetosella

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery

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