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Oxalis pes-caprae
Jo-Ann Ordano© 2005 California Academy of Sciences
Oxalis pes-caprae
© 2005 Luigi Rignanese
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Oxalis pes-caprae  L.
Bermuda buttercup, sourgrass
Oxalis pes-caprae, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

The California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) classifies the potential impact of Oxalis pes-caprae on native ecosystems as moderate (plant profile).

Communities: introduced plant which is becoming naturalized, agricultural weed
Habitat: disturbed [Walker]
Elevation: between 0 and 1640 feet
Family: OXALIDACEAE  
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Oxalis found in California.
Name Status:
Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
Other Names:
(according to)

PLANTS: Bolboxalis cernua
PLANTS: Oxalis cernua




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Distribution by County: See a detailed   Distribution Grid  of this plant in California.
A shaded county indicates that there are ocurrence records of this plant within the county.

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Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH.   Click county name to view records.
    CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.
 Information about  Oxalis pes-caprae  from other sources:
Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images

website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (OXPE)

UC Integrated Pest Management Weed Photo Gallery
(profile of this plant as an agricultural weed)

2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley

Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database

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    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jun 18, 2013).

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