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Oxalis stricta

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

Province	Rank	Native
Pennsylvania	S5	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S5	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Indiana	S5	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
District of Columbia	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Iowa	S5	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Kansas	S5	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S5	Yes
Montana	SNA	No
North Carolina	S5	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Delaware	S5	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Georgia	S5	Yes
West Virginia	S5	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Ontario	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Manitoba	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	S5	Yes
British Columbia	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (13)

Illinois (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Burke Branch	Shawnee National Forest	6,231

North Carolina (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bearwallow	Pisgah National Forest	4,113
Jarrett Creek	Pisgah National Forest	7,485
Laurel Mountain	Pisgah National Forest	5,683
Lost Cove	Pisgah National Forest	5,944

Vermont (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Griffith Lake 09084	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,833
Wilder Mountain 09082	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	8,759
Woodford 09086	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	2,456

Virginia (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gum Run	George Washington National Forest	12,620
Jerkemtight	George Washington National Forest	16,687
Skidmore	George Washington National Forest	5,641
The Priest	George Washington National Forest	5,737

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dry River (WV)	George Washington National Forest	7,331

References (2)

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.
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.