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western yellow wood-sorrel

Habit Finely pubescent perennial from rhizomes, the stems 3-15 cm. long, decumbent to erect.
Leaves

Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, trifoliate;

leaflets 1.5-3 cm. broad, obcordate, drooping;

stipules very small or lacking.

Flowers

Flowers 1-3, short-pedicellate, on peduncles exceeding the leaves;

sepals 5;

petals 5, yellow, 12-20 mm. long, rounded;

stamens 10, the filaments hairy, the lower 2-3 mm. united, 5 filaments longer than the other 5;

styles 5.

Fruits

Flowers 1-3, short-pedicellate, on peduncles exceeding the leaves;

sepals 5;

petals 5, yellow, 12-20 mm. long, rounded;

stamens 10, the filaments hairy, the lower 2-3 mm. united, 5 filaments longer than the other 5;

styles 5.

Oxalis debilis

Oxalis suksdorfii

Flowering time April-August
Habitat Low elevations, usually in moist, coastal woods but sometimes on rather dry, open slopes.
Distribution
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern Washington to northwest California.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Threatened in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa
O. corniculata, O. dillenii, O. exilis, O. oregana, O. stricta, O. suksdorfii, O. trilliifolia
O. corniculata, O. dillenii, O. exilis, O. oregana, O. stricta, O. trilliifolia
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