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Oxalis brasiliensis

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Oxalis brasiliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis
Section: Oxalis sect. Ionoxalis
Species:
O. brasiliensis
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

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Oxalis brasiliensis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  2. ^ Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2019), GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, GBIF Secretariat, doi:10.15468/39omei, retrieved 2021-02-14
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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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