Oxalis illinoensis

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Oxalis illinoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis
Species:
O. illinoensis
Binomial name
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 is a perennial that produces yellow flowers with red-lined centers. Its primary habitat is calcareous forests and bluffs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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). Vol. 12. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 30 August 2019 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ "Again: Taxonomy of Yellow-Flowered Caulescent Oxalis (Oxalidaceae) in Eastern North America" J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3(2): 727–738. 2009