Oxalis acetosella
Common Wood Sorrel, Cuckoo Bread
Other regional names: European Wood Sorrel
- European Wood Sorrel
Also known as: Acetosella alba (Lam.) Kuntze +19 more
- Acetosella alba (Lam.) Kuntze
- Oxalis acetocella subsp. taemoni (Yamamoto) Huang & Huang, 1990
- Oxalis acetosella f. albovenosa H.Lindb.
- Oxalis acetosella f. lilacina (Lange) Brenner
- Oxalis acetosella f. parviflora (Lej.) Bolzon
- Oxalis acetosella subsp. acetosella
- Oxalis acetosella subsp. leucolepis (Diels) C.C.Huang & L.R.Xu
- Oxalis acetosella subsp. taemoni (Yamam.) S.F.Huang & T.C.Huang
- Oxalis acetosella var. caerulea DC.
- Oxalis acetosella var. caerulea Pers.
- Oxalis acetosella var. coerulea DC.
- Oxalis acetosella var. lilacina Lange
- Oxalis acetosella var. parviflora (Lej.) DC.
- Oxalis acetosella var. parviflora (Lej.) P.Fourn.
- Oxalis acetosella var. parviflora Lej.
- Oxalis acetosella var. picta Kabath
- Oxalis acetosella var. purpurascens H.Mart.
- Oxalis acetosella var. purpurea Lej.
- Oxalis acetosella var. rosea Peterm.
- Oxalis acetosella var. subpurpurascens DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Oxalidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Oxalis acetosella (commonly known as Common Wood Sorrel or Cuckoo-bread) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Oxalidaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Oxalis, which contains over 550 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China South-Central, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia