Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Oxalis dillenii Jacquin
(Southern Woodsorrel)


Family: Oxalidaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Oxalis corniculata Linnaeus var. dillenii (Jacquin) Trelease

Oxalis dillenii is a yellow-flowered woodsorrel that looks quite similar to Oxalis corniculata, but differs in having more rudimentary stipules and seeds that have conspicuous white ridges rather than uniformly brown.

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Oxalis dillenii, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Harden Cienega near Mule Creek, October 24, 2023




Oxalis dillenii, closeup, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Harden Cienega near Mule Creek, October 24, 2023




Oxalis dillenii, flower, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Harden Cienega near Mule Creek, October 24, 2023




Oxalis dillenii, calyx, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Harden Cienega near Mule Creek, October 24, 2023




Oxalis dillenii, seeds with white ridges, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Harden Cienega near Mule Creek, October 24, 2023



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