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Oxalis corniculata L.
Oxalis corniculata, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild [Lum/Walker].

In the 2006 weed list, the California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) evaluated Oxalis corniculata but did not list it (plant assesment form).

Common names: creeping wood sorrel, creeping woodsorrel, yellow sorrel
Communities: weed, species characteristic of disturbed places
Habitat: disturbed [Walker]
Wetlands:usually occurs in non wetlands, but occasionally found in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation: between 0 and 8202 feet Family: Oxalidaceae
Name Status:
Recognized as current in JM93 + ICPN + PLANTS
Synonyms:
PLANTS + XWALK: Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea
PLANTS: Acetosella corniculata
PLANTS: Xanthoxalis langloisii
PLANTS: Xanthoxalis corniculata
PLANTS: Xanthoxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea
PLANTS: Oxalis villosa
PLANTS: Oxalis repens
PLANTS: Oxalis pusilla
PLANTS: Oxalis langloisii
PLANTS: Oxalis corniculata var. viscidula
PLANTS: Oxalis corniculata var. villosa
PLANTS: Oxalis corniculata var. reptans
PLANTS: Oxalis corniculata var. minor
PLANTS: Oxalis corniculata var. macrophylla
PLANTS: Oxalis corniculata var. lupulina
PLANTS: Oxalis corniculata var. langloisii
PLANTS: Xanthoxalis repens
Related names:See a list of other species in the genus Oxalis found in California.
This is a parent record. Observation data is an aggregate of data for subspecies and varieties:
  Oxalis corniculata ssp. corniculata
  Oxalis corniculata ssp. pilosa
Distribution in California based on available records:
A shaded county indicates that there are one or more records of this plant within the county.

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    For a distribution map based on other criteria (eg. more than one record within the county), see the County Distribution Analysis for this plant.

 

  There are specimens from this county in an herbarium.
  There are documented observations, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  There are reported observations.
  There are reported observations available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).
Records by County: Click county name to view records (numbers are approximate).
Information about  Oxalis corniculata  from other sources:
Photos on CalPhotos / Picasa / Flickr 1993 Jepson Manual Treament from the UC Jepson Herbaria
Photos or website references on Google Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
PLANTS profile from USDA PLANTS (code = OXCO) Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Citation:
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Feb 09, 2010).

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