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Oxalis latifolia

Garden Pink Sorrel
Also known as: Ionoxalis vallicola Rose +5 more
  • Ionoxalis vallicola Rose
  • Oxalis glandulosa Willd. ex Knuth
  • Oxalis stylosa Klotzch ex R.Knuth
  • Oxalis tetraphylla f. triphylla Sennen
  • Oxalis tetraphylla var. triphylla Sennen
  • Oxalis violacea subsp. latifolia (Kunth) Kuntze
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Oxalidaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.

Naturally occurring in North America and South America, Oxalis latifolia (commonly known as Garden Pink-sorrel) is a tuberous plant belonging to the Oxalidaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, California, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Windward Is.

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)
Alabama, Azores, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Czechoslovakia, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Galápagos, Germany, Great Britain, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jawa, Kenya, Krym, Madeira, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Portugal, Rwanda, Réunion, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Uganda, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms

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