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|genus=Oxalis
|familia=Oxalidaceae
|genus=Oxalis
|species=rubra
|species=rubra
|common_name=red woodsorrel, windowbox woodsorrel
|habit=herbaceous
|lifespan=perennial
|Temp Metric=°F
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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, St. Hil. Lvs. spreading, long-petioled, thin, somewhat hairy, obcordate: fls. in usually compound umbels, rosy with deeper veins. Brazil. Gn.50, p.511 (as O.floribunda).-Forms occur also with lilac or white fls.
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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