Oxalis corniculata L.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Oxalidaceae// Genus: Oxalis// Species: Oxalis corniculata L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (2005).

Lifeform: Annual, biennial or perennial; therophyte or hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Species with worldwide distribution and of an uncertain origin. According to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) it is native from Mexico to Venezuela and Peru, Caribbean and introduced in other parts of the world. The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Henning & Raab-Straube, 2016) considers it native to the Mediterranean region and parts of Europe. Groom et al. (2019) propose south-east Asia as a place of origin.

Habitat: Disturbed ground – orchards, paths and roadsides, ruderal and urban areas, gardens.

Flowering period: Spring – autumn: APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP.

Oxalis corniculata – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – calyx of flower and pedicel. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – calyx of flower and pedicel. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – calyx of flower and pedicel. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – fruit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – fruit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – stem and leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Oxalis corniculata – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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Oxalis corniculata – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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Oxalis corniculata – stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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Oxalis corniculata – leaves and flower buds. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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Oxalis corniculata – leaves and flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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Oxalis corniculata – leaves and flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Groom, Q.J., Van der Straeten, J., Hoste, I. 2019. The origin of Oxalis corniculata L. PeerJ 7:e6384 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6384 [Accessed 05.03.2022].

Oxalis corniculata L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:177893-2 [Accessed 05.03.2022].

Oxalis corniculata. Henning, T. & Raab-Straube, E. von 2016+: Oxalidaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/ https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/dc7100e9-9e5b-40eb-93c9-edd2b7215fbf [Accessed 07.02.2025].

Oxalis L. Micevski, K in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1481 – 1482.

Last update: 07.02.2025.