Oxalis illinoensis

Oxalis illinoensis, the Illinois woodsorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the woodsorrel family (Oxalidaceae).[1] It is endemic to the United States, where it found in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.[1][2] The limits of the range of this species are unclear due to its similarity to Oxalis grandis, with which there has been confusion.[3]

Oxalis illinoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis
Species:
O. illinoensis
Binomial name
Oxalis illinoensis
Schwegman

Oxalis illinoensis is a perennial that produces yellow flowers with red-lined centers. Its primary habitat is calcareous forests and bluffs.

References

  1. "Oxalis illinoensis Schwegman". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  2. Nesom, Guy L. (2016). "Oxalis illinoensis". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 12. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 30 August 2019 via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. "Again: Taxonomy of Yellow-Flowered Caulescent Oxalis (Oxalidaceae) in Eastern North America" J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3(2): 727–738. 2009
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