Oxalis frutescens

Oxalis frutescens, the shrubby woodsorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It is native to New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, Central America, the southernmost Caribbean islands, and tropical South America as far as northern Argentina. A perennial subshrub reaching 35 cm (14 in), it is typically found in sandy soils in grasslands, pastures, roadsides, and open oak woodlands.

Oxalis frutescens
Close-up of flower
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Oxalidales
Family:	Oxalidaceae
Genus:	Oxalis
Species:	O. frutescens
Binomial name
Oxalis frutescens L.
Synonyms
List Acetosella angustifolia (Kunth) Kuntze Acetosella bahiensis (Progel) Kuntze Acetosella berlandieri (Torr.) Kuntze Acetosella borjensis (Kunth) Kuntze Acetosella diffusa Kuntze Acetosella distans (A.St.-Hil.) Kuntze Acetosella fasciculata (Turcz.) Kuntze Acetosella frutescens (L.) Kuntze Acetosella neaei (DC.) Kuntze Acetosella pentantha (Jacq.) Kuntze Acetosella pilosissima (Turcz.) Kuntze Acetosella psilotricha (Turcz.) Kuntze Acetosella schomburgkiana (Progel) Kuntze Acetosella tephrodes (Turcz.) Kuntze Lotoxalis angustifolia (Kunth) Rose Lotoxalis berlandieri Small Lotoxalis fasciculata Rose Lotoxalis frutescens (L.) Small Lotoxalis glabrata (Baker) Rose Lotoxalis neaei (DC.) Rose Lotoxalis pentantha (Jacq.) Rose Lotoxalis psilotricha Rose Lotoxalis tephrodes Rose Lotoxalis yucatanensis Rose Oxalis angustifolia Kunth Oxalis avilensis Pittier Oxalis bahiensis Progel Oxalis berlandieri Torr. Oxalis borjensis Kunth Oxalis camporum Brandegee Oxalis chacoensis R.Knuth Oxalis charaguensis R.Knuth Oxalis coarctata R.Knuth Oxalis coccinea Woodson & Schery Oxalis cruzeirensis R.Knuth Oxalis descolei R.Knuth Oxalis diffusa Pohl ex Progel Oxalis distans A.St.-Hil. Oxalis fasciculata Turcz. Oxalis frutescens Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don Oxalis frutescens var. cicatricosa R.Knuth Oxalis frutescens var. margaritensis R.Knuth Oxalis frutescens subsp. pentantha (Jacq.) Lourteig Oxalis fruticosa Willd. ex Zucc. Oxalis glabrata (Baker) R.Knuth Oxalis glaucifolia R.Knuth Oxalis guatemalensis R.Knuth Oxalis harmsiana R.Knuth Oxalis herzogii R.Knuth Oxalis hispida Zucc. Oxalis jahnii Pittier Oxalis leptophylla G.Don Oxalis lindheimeri Torr. ex R.Knuth Oxalis littoralis Pohl ex Progel Oxalis mairaryensis R.Knuth Oxalis neaei DC. Oxalis neaei var. glabrata Baker Oxalis nodulosa Pittier Oxalis pentantha Jacq. Oxalis pentantha var. humboldtii DC. Oxalis pilosissima Turcz. Oxalis plumieri Jacq. Oxalis plumieri Lindl. ex Progel Oxalis psilotricha Turcz. Oxalis schomburgkiana Progel Oxalis schomburgkiana var. lasiocarpa Progel Oxalis schomburgkiana var. leiocarpa Progel Oxalis stenomeres S.F.Blake Oxalis sublignosa R.Knuth Oxalis tephrodes Turcz. Oxalis yucatanensis (Rose) R.Knuth

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:

• Oxalis frutescens subsp. angustifolia (Kunth) Lourteig – U.S., Mexico, Central America
• Oxalis frutescens subsp. borjensis (Kunth) Lourteig – Colombia, Venezuela
• Oxalis frutescens subsp. frutescens – Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America

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  In Oaxaca, Mexico
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  In Martinique
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  In Bahia, Brazil
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  Side view of flower, Bahia