Oxalis frutescens L.

Shrubby woodsorrel (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Oxalidaceae > Oxalis

Characteristics

A herb or small shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Thin soils along river banks, in the understorey of tropical deciduous trees; at elevations around 650 metres in Mexico. Dry scrub.
More
A tropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Oxalis frutescens habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Oxalis frutescens habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Oxalis frutescens habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Oxalis frutescens leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Oxalis frutescens leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Oxalis frutescens leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Oxalis frutescens flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Oxalis frutescens flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Oxalis frutescens flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Oxalis frutescens world distribution map, present in Brazil and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:374932-1
WFO ID wfo-0000389987
COL ID 6TF45
BDTFX ID 79966
INPN ID 630281
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Oxalis psilotricha Oxalis nodulosa Oxalis avilensis Oxalis jahnii Oxalis mairaryensis Oxalis distans Acetosella bahiensis Oxalis tephrodes Oxalis coarctata Oxalis fasciculata Acetosella diffusa Acetosella distans Acetosella fasciculata Acetosella frutescens Acetosella pentantha Acetosella pilosissima Acetosella psilotricha Acetosella tephrodes Oxalis guatemalensis Oxalis glaucifolia Oxalis sublignosa Oxalis coccinea Oxalis glabrata Lotoxalis glabrata Oxalis chacoensis Oxalis diffusa Oxalis descolei Oxalis harmsiana Oxalis schomburgkiana Oxalis cruzeirensis Oxalis leptophylla Oxalis herzogii Oxalis hispida Oxalis plumieri Oxalis pentantha Acetosella schomburgkiana Oxalis charaguensis Oxalis camporum Lotoxalis psilotricha Lotoxalis pentantha Lotoxalis frutescens Lotoxalis fasciculata Lotoxalis tephrodes Oxalis frutescens subsp. pentantha Oxalis frutescens var. margaritensis Oxalis pentantha var. humboldtii Oxalis frutescens subsp. frutescens Oxalis pilosissima Oxalis bahiensis Oxalis frutescens var. cicatricosa Oxalis neaei var. glabrata Oxalis schomburgkiana var. leiocarpa Oxalis frutescens

Lower taxons

Oxalis frutescens subsp. borjensis Oxalis frutescens subsp. angustifolia