Oxalis drummondii A.Gray

Drummond's woodsorrel (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Oxalidaceae > Oxalis

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, acaulous, rhizomes and stolons absent, bulb solitary; bulb scales 3-nerved, <margins villous-ciliate on distal 1/3–1/2>. Leaves basal; petiole 5–16 cm; leaflets 3, green, sometimes with red splotches in irregular medial band adaxially, obtriangular to obcordate, (6–)14–34 mm, lobed 1/4–4/5 length, <lobes apically convex to nearly truncate>, surfaces glabrous, oxalate deposits absent. Inflorescences umbelliform cymes, 3–10-flowered; scapes (7–)11–23 cm, glabrous. Flowers distylous or rarely homostylous; sepal apices with 2(–6) orange, <linear, thickened, apically confluent> tubercles; petals white to pale green proximally with green veins, pink to violet or purple-violet distally, (8–)15–23 mm. Capsules cylindric, 4–12 mm, hairy. 2n = 14.
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A herb. It grows up to 20 cm high. The leaves grow from the base of the plant. The leaves have 3 leaflets. They are about 2-3 cm long. Flowers grow in clusters o leafless stems. They are shallow funnel shaped and pink or purple.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in grassy areas and open woodland.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

A few leaves, flowers or seedpods are added so salads or soups. Caution: It contains oxalates so should not be eaten in large amounts.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Analgesic (bulb), Dermatological Aid (bulb), Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 20
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Images

Leaf

Oxalis drummondii leaf picture by Missi missi (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Oxalis drummondii world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:374872-1
WFO ID wfo-0001089479
COL ID 6TF8V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acetosella drummondii Oxalis drummondii Oxalis amplifolia Ionoxalis drummondii Ionoxalis madrensis Oxalis leonis Oxalis incisa Ionoxalis amplifolia Oxalis divergens var. amplifolia