Oxalis albicans Calflora

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Taxon Report

Oxalis albicans Kunth

(not an active name)

Hairywood sorrell, Radishroot woodsorrel, White oxalis

2012 Gary A. Monroe

2012 Ron Vanderhoff

2004 Bob Huettmann

2010 Robert Steers/NPS

2014 Richard Spellenberg

Oxalis albicans is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


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Genus:	Oxalis
Family:	Oxalidaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Possible skin irritation from touching any part of this plant.
Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


Calflora	Oxalis californica

Information about Oxalis albicans from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (OXAL) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/28/2024).