EcoFlora - Oxalis

Oxalis
Family: Oxalidaceae Paul Rothrock	VPAP Resources JANAS 30(2) PLANTS: In AZ perennial herbs with bulbs or creeping stems, caulescent or acaulescent. LEAVES: petiolate, palmately compound, with 3 or more obcordate leaflets. FLOWERS: perfect, the petals clawed, connate at base; stamens 10; pistil5-carpelled; styles 5. FRUITS: fleshy explosive capsules. SEEDS: arillate. NOTES: ca. 500 spp., mostly oftemperate regions and especially concentrated in s S. Amer. and s Afr. Many species are of considerable ornamental value, although several of these have become invasive weeds in many regions. (Greek: oxus = sour). Collections must include underground parts to facilitate identifications and labels should note fresh corolla color. Eiten, G. 1963. Amer. MidI. Naturalist 69:257-307; Lourteig, A. 1975. Phytologia 42:57-197; Denton, M. 1973. Pub. Museum Michigan State Univ., BioI. Series 4:459-615. REFERENCES: Denton, Melinda. 1998 Oxalidaceae. J. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. 30(2): 115.
Species within checklist: Rare species of Mississippi \|\| << 1 - 50 taxa >> Oxalis abercornensis Media not available Map not Available Oxalis acetosella Map not Available Oxalis adenodes Map not Available Oxalis adenophylla Map not Available Oxalis adspersa Map not Available Oxalis aemula Map not Available Oxalis albicans Map not Available Oxalis alpina Map not Available Oxalis amblyosepala Map not Available Oxalis andina Map not Available Oxalis angulata Map not Available Oxalis angustifolia Media not available Map not Available Oxalis anthelmintica Media not available Map not Available Oxalis argyrophylla Media not available Map not Available Oxalis articulata Map not Available Oxalis barrelieri Map not Available Oxalis berlandieri Map not Available Oxalis bifrons Media not available Map not Available Oxalis bipartita Media not available Map not Available Oxalis bisfracta $Media resource of Oxalis bisfracta$ Map not Available Oxalis boliviana Map not Available Oxalis bowiei Map not Available Oxalis brasiliensis Map not Available Oxalis brevicaulis Map not Available Oxalis caerulea Map not Available Oxalis caespitosa Media not available Map not Available Oxalis calcicola Media not available Map not Available Oxalis capillacea Map not Available Oxalis cardenasiana Map not Available Oxalis carnosa Media not available Map not Available Oxalis caucensis Map not Available Oxalis cespitosa Media not available Map not Available Oxalis chapmaniae Media not available Map not Available Oxalis ciliata Map not Available Oxalis cinerea Map not Available Oxalis clematodes Map not Available Oxalis colorea Map not Available Oxalis commutata Map not Available Oxalis compacta Map not Available Oxalis compressa Map not Available Oxalis conorrhiza Map not Available Oxalis conzattiana Media not available Map not Available Oxalis corniculata Map not Available Oxalis corymbosa Map not Available Oxalis crassipes Media not available Map not Available Oxalis cratensis Map not Available Oxalis cuernavacana Map not Available Oxalis cytisoides Media not available Map not Available Oxalis debilis Map not Available Oxalis decaphylla Map not Available