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Oxalis dillenii, the southern wood-sorrel, [2] slender yellow woodsorrel, or Dillen's oxalis, [3] is a species in the woodsorrel family. Like other Oxalis species, the leaves of this plant resemble clover leaves, with three leaflets.
Oxalis dillenii × Oxalis florida → This very rare wood sorrel hybrid is known from CT. It is identified by a combination of characters, including its stipules, which are small but definitely present (but rather small at many nodes).
Largely considered a native weed, this and Yellow Wood Sorrel (Oxalis stricta) can be very difficult to discern without a hand lens, or better yet a microscope using mature specimens. The characteristics to look for in Oxalis dillenii are: the short, dense appressed hairs, the unbranched flower clusters with typically two flower buds, and ...
Family: Oxalidaceae - Wood-Sorrel family. Genus Common Name: Wood Sorrel. Native Status: Native. Dicot Perennial Herb. Oxalis dillenii - Slender Yellow Woodsorrel, Southern Yellow Wood-sorrel, Dillen's Oxalis. Oxalis dillenii is considered to be a form of Oxalis stricta by many experts.
Oxalis dillenii. WILDFLOWERS OF NEW MEXICO. T his compact 2–12-inch tall and wide plant with multiple stems looks like a 3-leaf clover, but its solid yellow flowers and sharp, sour taste place it in the Oxalis family. Tiny hairs lie flat against the stem. Note the cluster of 1–5 flowers and densely hairy seed capsules.
This article will focus on two main species: Common Yellow Wood Sorrel (Oxalis stricta) and Violet Wood Sorrel (Oxalis violacea). Other notable species include: Oxalis corniculata: Creeping Woodsorrel; Oxalis pes-caprae: Bermuda Buttercup; Oxalis acetosella: European Wood-Sorrel; Oxalis dillenii: Slender Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis dillenii, also the southern wood-sorrel and slender yellow woodsorrel, is part of the wood-sorrel family Oxalidaceae, in the genus Oxalis. The appearance of this species is consistent with the clover-like look of the family. Flowers are made of five yellow petals that are 4 to 10 millimetres (0.16 to 0.39 in) in length.
Of Missouri’s four yellow-flowering oxalis species, yellow wood sorrel (O. stricta) is the tallest and most common.
Southern wood sorrel also known as slender yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis dillenii) has hairs that lie flat (appressed) all along the stem. Rhizomes (horizontal underground stems) can produce new plants from nodes.
Largely considered a weedy native, this and Southern Wood Sorrel (Oxalis dillenii) can be difficult to discern without a hand lens, or better yet a microscope using mature specimens. The characteristics to look for in Oxalis stricta are: the spreading glass-like hairs, the branching clusters with up to 7 flower buds and fruiting with up to 5 ...