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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