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| + | '''''Oxalis rubra''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Oxalidaceae|woodsorrel family]] known by the common name '''red woodsorrel''' and '''windowbox woodsorrel'''. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of ''[[Oxalis articulata]]''. It is native to [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], and [[Uruguay]], but it is widely cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]] and can sometimes be found growing in the wild as a garden escapee. This is a perennial herb growing from a woody [[rhizome]]. There is generally no stem, the leaves arising on long [[Petiole (botany)|petioles]] from ground level. Each leaf is made up of three leaflets which can vary in shape but are often heart-shaped. The [[inflorescence]] is a loose array of white to purple-pink flowers. | ||
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Oxalis rubra is a species of flowering plant in the woodsorrel family known by the common name red woodsorrel and windowbox woodsorrel. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Oxalis articulata. It is native to Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, but it is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant and can sometimes be found growing in the wild as a garden escapee. This is a perennial herb growing from a woody rhizome. There is generally no stem, the leaves arising on long petioles from ground level. Each leaf is made up of three leaflets which can vary in shape but are often heart-shaped. The inflorescence is a loose array of white to purple-pink flowers.
Read about Oxalis rubra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Oxalis rubra, St. Hil. Lvs. spreading, long-petioled, thin, somewhat hairy, obcordate: fls. in usually compound umbels, rosy with deeper veins. Brazil.-Forms occur also with lilac or white fls.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
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