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Violet Wood Sorrel - Oxalis violacea


Family: Oxalidaceae - Wood-Sorrel family Genus Common Name: Wood Sorrel Native Status: NativePerennial Herb
Oxalis violacea - Violet Wood Sorrel.
Oxalis is a large genus of around 700 species worldwide. Identification can be difficult, and classification is changing and confusing. There are around 36 North American species.

Oxalis violacea is a low-growing plant of forests and moist prairies, and is found in much of the United States from New York south, and west to the Rocky Mountains.

Found in:
AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY

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Oxalis violacea

Distribution of Oxalis violacea in the United States and Canada:
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Site: Gruetli-Laager, Grundy County, TN Date: 2008-April-26Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
1/125f/8 ISO220
Gruetli-Laager, Grundy County, TN 04/26/2008
Oxalis violacea
Site: Pigeon Mountain - McCutcheon Springs Road, Walker County, GA Date: 2018-May-02Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000
Species in the Oxalidaceae family have 5 petals and 5 sepals. The petals of Oxalis violacea are usually lavender to pink, occasionally white, with white to pale green bases, and green lines inside the corolla. The sepals have an orange gland at the tip.
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Oxalis violacea
Site: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA Date: 2017-March-30Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000
While normally ranging in color from pink to lavender to violet, Oxalis violacea may also occasionally be white. These are the first plants with white flowers that I've seen, and under magnification a tiny bit of pink hue can be seen.
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Oxalis violacea
Site: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA Date: 2009-April-04Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60
1/60f/11 ISO200
Tamron SP 90MM f/2.8 AF Macro
90mm (135 equiv)
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Oxalis violacea
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Oxalis violacea initially published on USWildflowers.com 2008-12-31; Updated 2018-05-03

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