Oxalis montana Raf.

Mountain woodsorrel (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Oxalidaceae > Oxalis

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, acaulous, <caudex present, branched, scaly>, rhizomes present, <fleshy-thickened, densely scaly>, stolons absent, bulbs absent. Leaves basal; petiole (2.5–)3–9 cm, <villous, hairs reddish>; leaflets 3, green, broadly obcordate, 10–16(–20) mm, lobed 1/5 length, <lobes apically convex>, surfaces glabrous, oxalate deposits absent. Inflorescences 1-flowered; scapes 4–15 cm, glabrous or sparsely villous, <hairs reddish>. Flowers heterostylous; sepal apices without tubercles; petals white with orange-yellow spot sub-basally, rose colored band proximally, and prominent rose colored veins, 10–15 mm. Capsules subglobose, 2–4 mm, glabrous. 2n = 22.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Damp woods.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions 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 montana habit picture by Vicki Brown (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Oxalis montana leaf picture by Michael Clermont (cc-by-sa)
Oxalis montana leaf picture by Vicki Brown (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Oxalis montana flower picture by Michael Clermont (cc-by-sa)
Oxalis montana flower picture by Marilyse Goulet (cc-by-sa)
Oxalis montana flower picture by Vicki Brown (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Oxalis montana world distribution map, present in Canada, France, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1062559-2
WFO ID wfo-0001089481
COL ID 4BB5M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 762027
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Oxalis americana f. rhodantha Oxalis montana Oxalis acetosella f. rhodantha Oxalis acetosella var. rhodantha