Oxalis brasiliensis
Appearance
Oxalis brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Oxalidaceae |
Genus: | Oxalis |
Section: | Oxalis sect. Ionoxalis |
Species: | O. brasiliensis
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Binomial name | |
Oxalis brasiliensis |
Oxalis brasiliensis, also known by its common name Brazilian woodsorrel is a species from the section Ionoxalis.[1] It was first described by Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Oxalis brasiliensis is a herbaceous, perennial plant with a very long but simple root and very small stems.[3] It has yellow[3] or brilliant crimson-purple[4] flowers.
Gallery
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Oxalis brasiliensis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2019), GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, GBIF Secretariat, doi:10.15468/39omei, retrieved 2021-02-14
- ^ a b c Larrañaga, Dámaso Antonio; Uruguay, Instituto Histórico y Geográfico del (1922). Escritos de don Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga. Vol. 1 (Nacional ed.). Montevideo: Impr. Nacional.
- ^ Weathers, John (1911). The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc. ... London: J. Murray.
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