Oxalis
lady's-sorrel, oxalis, wood-sorrel
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Oxalis corniculata – creeping yellow wood-sorrel
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and along the Columbia River in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast;
Habitat: A weed of gardens, disturbed areas, and waste places.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May-October
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and along the Columbia River in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast;
Habitat: A weed of gardens, disturbed areas, and waste places.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May-October
Growth Duration: Perennial
Oxalis dillenii – slender yellow wood-sorrel
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Open areas, often where moist, at low elevations.
Origin: Introduced from central and eastern North America
Flowers: February-October
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Open areas, often where moist, at low elevations.
Origin: Introduced from central and eastern North America
Flowers: February-October
Growth Duration: Perennial
Oxalis oregana – redwood-sorrel, Oregon wood-sorrel
Distribution: Occurring west of the Casades crest in Washington; Olympic Mountains and west slope of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Moist woods, low to moderate elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Casades crest in Washington; Olympic Mountains and west slope of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Moist woods, low to moderate elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Oxalis stricta – upright yellow wood-sorrel
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, Idaho, and Arizona, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Disturbed ground, lawns and gardens.
Origin: Introduced from central and eastern North America
Flowers: April-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, Idaho, and Arizona, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Disturbed ground, lawns and gardens.
Origin: Introduced from central and eastern North America
Flowers: April-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Oxalis suksdorfii – western yellow wood-sorrel
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern Washington to northwest California.
Habitat: Low elevations, usually in moist, coastal woods but sometimes on rather dry, open slopes.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern Washington to northwest California.
Habitat: Low elevations, usually in moist, coastal woods but sometimes on rather dry, open slopes.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Oxalis trilliifolia – great wood-sorrel, trillium-leaf wood-sorrel
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to northwest California, disjunct in northern Idaho.
Habitat: Meadows and moist woods in the coastal mountains and up to 6000 feet in the Cascades.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to northwest California, disjunct in northern Idaho.
Habitat: Meadows and moist woods in the coastal mountains and up to 6000 feet in the Cascades.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
