Oxalis purpurea
Large Flower Oxalis, Large Flower Wood Sorrel
Other regional names: Large Leaf Wood Sorrel +3 more
- Large Leaf Wood Sorrel
- Purple Woodsorrel
- Round Leaf Wood Sorrel
- Variable Wood Sorrel
Also known as: Acetosella breviscapa (Jacq.) Kuntze +15 more
- Acetosella breviscapa (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Acetosella laburnifolia (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Acetosella purpurea (L.) Kuntze
- Acetosella stictophylla (Sond.) Kuntze
- Acetosella variabilis (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Oxalis aemula Schltr. ex R.Knuth
- Oxalis arthrophylla Turcz.
- Oxalis breviscapa Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Oxalis breviscapa Jacq.
- Oxalis fallax Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Oxalis humilis Thunb.
- Oxalis inscripta E.Mey.
- Oxalis laburnifolia Jacq.
- Oxalis laburnifolia var. angustata Sond.
- Oxalis laburnifolia var. latifolia T.M.Salter
- Oxalis laevigata Willd.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Oxalidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Oxalis purpurea (commonly known as Large-Flower Oxalis or Large-Flower Wood-Sorrel) is a tuberous plant belonging to the Oxalidaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Southern Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Algeria, Azores, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Corse, India, Italy, Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Sicilia, Spain, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha