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Oxalis (/ ˈ ɒ k s ə l ɪ s / (American English) [1] or / ɒ k s ˈ ɑː l ɪ s / (British English)) [2] is a large genus of flowering plants in the wood-sorrel family, Oxalidaceae, comprising over 550 species. [3]
Oxalis triangularis, commonly called false shamrock, is a species of perennial plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It is native to several countries in southern South America . This woodsorrel is typically grown as a houseplant but can be grown outside in USDA climate zones 8a–11, preferably in light shade.
All parts of the plant are edible, [5] with a distinct tangy flavor (common to all plants in the genus Oxalis). However, it should only be eaten in small quantities, since oxalic acid is an antinutrient and can inhibit the body's absorption supply of calcium. [7] Oxalis stricta, showing seed pods.
The following species in the flowering plant genus Oxalis, many of which are called wood sorrels, wood‑sorrels or woodsorrels, false shamrocks, and sourgrasses, are recognised by Plants of the World Online: [1] [2]
Oxalis oregana is a short, herbaceous perennial with erect flowering stems 5–15 cm tall. The three leaflets are heart-shaped, 1–4.5 cm long with purplish undersides, on 5–20 cm stalks. The inflorescence is 2.4–4 cm in diameter, white to pink with five petals and sepals .
Oxalis polyphylla, the finger sorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oxalidaceae. [2] [3] It is native to the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1]A geophyte with a bulb that is often gummy, it can reach 20 cm (8 in) in height, and is found growing both on rocky outcrops and in flat areas.
Oxalis tuberosa is a perennial herbaceous plant that overwinters as underground stem tubers. These tubers are known as uqa in Quechua, [1] oca in Spanish, yams in New Zealand and several other alternative names. The plant was brought into cultivation in the central and southern Andes for its tubers, which are used as a root vegetable.
Oxalis (including: Lotoxalis, Sassia, Xanthoxalis) Sarcotheca The Oxalidaceae , or wood sorrel family, are a small family of five genera of herbaceous plants , shrubs and small trees , with the great majority of the 570 species [ 2 ] in the genus Oxalis (wood sorrels).
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