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Oxalis stricta

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Common Yellow Woodsorrel

G5Secure Found in 13 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157502
Element CodePDOXA010T0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderGeraniales
FamilyOxalidaceae
GenusOxalis
Synonyms
Oxalis europaeaJord.Oxalis fontanaBunge
Other Common Names
common yellow oxalis (EN) Oxalide d'Europe (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Called Oxalis fontana in some floras (e.g. Voss, Michigan), and the species called O. dillenii by Kartesz then called O. stricta (LEM, 16Nov93).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1984-06-11
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS4Yes
OntarioSNANo
New BrunswickS5Yes
ManitobaSNANo
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
QuebecSNANo
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
AlbertaSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New JerseyS5Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
WyomingS2Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
KansasS5Yes
IdahoSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
GeorgiaS5Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MontanaSNANo
IndianaS5Yes
MichiganSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
VermontS5Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
MississippiSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (13)
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burke BranchShawnee National Forest6,231
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Vermont (3)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.