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Oxalis debilis

Large Flower Pink Sorrel, Large Flowered Pink Sorrel
Other regional names: Pink Shamrock +1 more
  • Pink Shamrock
  • Pink Woodsorrel
Also known as: Acetosella debilis (Kunth) Kuntze +17 more
  • Acetosella debilis (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Acetosella grandifolia (DC.) Kuntze
  • Acetosella martiana (Zucc.) Kuntze
  • Ionoxalis canaminensis Rusby
  • Ionoxalis martiana (Zucc.) Small
  • Oxalis bipunctata A.St.-Hil., 1825
  • Oxalis bipunctata Graham
  • Oxalis bulbilifera Herter
  • Oxalis caripensis Hieron.
  • Oxalis corymbosa DC.
  • Oxalis debilis subsp. corymbosa (DC.) Lourt.
  • Oxalis debilis subsp. corymbosa (DC.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
  • Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa (DC.) Lourteig
  • Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa (DC.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
  • Oxalis debilis var. debilis
  • Oxalis gemella Willd. ex Zucc.
  • Oxalis grandifolia DC.
  • Oxalis huilensis R.Knuth
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Oxalidaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.

Oxalis debilis (commonly known as Large-Flower Pink-Sorrel or Large-Flowered Pink-Sorrel) is a tuberous plant within the Oxalidaceae family. It is found natively in South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela

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, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Ascension, Assam, Azores, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Easter Is., Fiji, Florida, France, Galápagos, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, Kriti, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Malaya, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Mississippi, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, New Caledonia, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Oregon, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., South Carolina, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sumatera, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Washington, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zaïre

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