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Oxalis colorea

(Small) Fedde

Price's Yellow Woodsorrel

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134360
Element CodePDOXA010P2
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderGeraniales
FamilyOxalidaceae
GenusOxalis
Synonyms
Oxalis priceae ssp. colorea(Small) Eiten
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
Weakley et al. (2024) and FNA (2016) recognize Oxalis colorea as a distinct species. Kartesz (1994, 1999) recognized it as a subspecies of O. priceae (for which the correct name is Oxalis macrantha which was published earlier).
Conservation Status
Review Date2022-11-14
Change Date2022-11-14
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
LouisianaSNRYes
GeorgiaS3Yes
KentuckyS3Yes
North CarolinaS2Yes
FloridaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Oakey MountainTalladega National Forest6,129
References (3)
  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.
  3. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.