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Oxalis acetosella - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Babben, Niederlausitz, Germany; 5/2016 © Sonja Germer

Oxalis acetosella - Upper surface of leaf blade - Click to enlarge!

Upper surface of leaf blade; Babben, Niederlausitz, Germany; 5/2016 © Sonja Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 2529
Date of entry: 07.09.2016
Last update: 11.01.2020

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Geraniales (37)

        Family: Oxalidaceae (7)(family description)

          Genus: Oxalis (7)

            Epithet: acetosella L. (2)

acetosella => acid salts - refers to oxalic acid found in the leaves

Characteristics

Climate: temperate

Habit: herb

Flower colour: white

External links

Check for Oxalis acetosella at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI
  • [1193] Oxalis - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

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