Oxalidaceae - wood sorrel family

Maine is home to 5 species in 1 genus. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow Flora Novae Angliae by Arthur Haines (2011, Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17154-9).

If you know which species you have or are interested in learning about, click on the appropriate species link below. Otherwise, to determine which species that the plant in question is, refer to the tabular key to the species immediately below the species list.

   Oxalis (5 species)
      Oxalis corniculata - creeping yellow wood sorrel
      Oxalis dillenii - slender yellow wood sorrel
      Oxalis florida - flowering yellow wood sorrel
      Oxalis montana - northern wood sorrel
      Oxalis stricta - common yellow wood sorrel

Key to the species of Maine’s Oxalis

red font = unique character state or nearly so	petal color	leafy aerial stem	stipules	char. 4
O. corniculata	yellow	present	present (relatively well developed)
O. dillenii	yellow	present
O. florida	yellow		present (very small)
O. montana	white with pink stripes	absent
O. stricta	yellow	present	absent

Oxalis corniculata (creeping yellow wood sorrel) - [information to be added]

Oxalis dillenii (slender yellow wood sorrel) - [information to be added]

Oxalis florida (flowering yellow wood sorrel) - [information to be added]

Oxalis montana (northern wood sorrel) - [information to be added]
      
(right-hand image by Glen Mittelhauser; click on an image to enlarge)

Oxalis stricta (common yellow wood sorrel) - [information to be added]

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