Oxalis stricta

L.

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)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
MichiganSNRYes
IndianaS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
MississippiSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
KansasS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
MontanaSNANo
North CarolinaS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
GeorgiaS5Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
WyomingS2Yes
VermontS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS5Yes
OntarioSNANo
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
ManitobaSNANo
QuebecSNANo
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
British ColumbiaSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
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.