Oxalis corniculata L.

Creeping Yellow Wood Sorrel

Synonyms: Acetosella corniculata, Oxalis langloisii, Oxalis repens, Xanthoxalis corniculata, Xanthoxalis langloisii, Xanthoxalis repens

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Oxalidaceae

Genus: Oxalis

Species: Oxalis corniculata

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Oxalis corniculata