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Oxalis stricta
upright yellow wood-sorrel
Specimens
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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.

Flowers: April-September

Origin: Introduced from central and eastern North America

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bees, flies, butterflies

Description:
General:

Perennial from widespread, slender, fleshy rhizomes, the stems to 5 dm. tall, erect to prostrate, pubescent to glabrous.

Leaves:

Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, trifoliate; leaflets 1-5 cm. long, obcordate, drooping, usually glabrous; stipules lacking.

Flowers:

Flowers 2-7, long pedicellate, on axillary peduncles that exceed the leaves; sepals 5; petals 5, yellow, 4-9 mm. long; stamens 10, united at the base, 5 filaments longer than the other 5; styles 5.

Fruits:

Capsule 5-celled, sparsely hairy.

Accepted Name:
Oxalis stricta L.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 435. 1753.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
Oxalis ambigua Jacq.
Oxalis bushii Small
Oxalis coloradensis Rydb.
Oxalis cymosa Small
Oxalis europaea Jord.
Oxalis fontana Bunge
Oxalis interior (Small) Fedde
Oxalis rufa Small
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Oxalis stricta in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.

WA Flora Checklist: Oxalis stricta checklist entry.

OregonFlora: Oxalis stricta information.

E-Flora BC: Oxalis stricta atlas page.

CalPhotos: Oxalis stricta photos.

USDA Plants: Oxalis stricta information.

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