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Oxalis articulata

Savigny

Windowbox Wood-sorrel

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135227

Element CodePDOXA01110

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderGeraniales

FamilyOxalidaceae

GenusOxalis

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

FNA (vol. 12, 2016) treats Oxalis articulata in a broad sense, with no infrataxa distinguished. FNA (vol. 12, 2016) states that "O. articulata in the United States commonly has been identified as O. rubra. O. rubra was treated at subspecific rank by A. Lourteig (1982), but ssp. articulata and ssp. rubra have essentially the same native range and occur in similar habitats." Kartesz (1994) also treated O. articulata broadly but recognized O. articulata ssp. rubra. In contrast, Kartesz (1999) elevated "rubra" to species level as O. rubra and considered that O. articulata in the strict sense does not occur in North America.

Conservation Status

Review Date1994-12-08

Change Date1994-12-08

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

California (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bell Quinby	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	11,556
Cow Creek	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	22,627
Little French C	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	11,529

Georgia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lance Creek	Chattahoochee National Forest	9,025

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.