Oxalis suksdorfii |
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Suksdorf woodsorrel, Suksdorf's oxalis, Suksdorf's wood-sorrel, western yellow oxalis, western yellow wood-sorrel |
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Habit | Herbs perennial, caulescent, rhizomes present long, stolons absent, bulbs absent. |
Aerial stems | 1(–3) from base, mostly erect, 10–25 cm, herbaceous, sparsely to moderately villous, hairs nonseptate and usually septate. |
Leaves | cauline; stipules rudimentary; petiole (2–)3–5(–6) cm, hairs septate and nonseptate; leaflets 3, green, obcordate, (8–)10–16(–20) mm, lobed 1/5–1/3 length, margins green, surfaces glabrous to sparsely strigose, oxalate deposits absent. |
Inflorescences | umbelliform cymes, 1–3-flowered; peduncles (2–)4–8(–10) cm. |
Flowers | tristylous, above level of leaves; sepal apices without tubercles; petals yellow, 12–20 mm. |
Capsules | oblong-cylindric, 10–15 mm, densely puberulent. |
2n | = 24. |
Oxalis suksdorfii |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Aug. |
Habitat | Open woods, fir, Douglas fir-oak woodlands, dry shrublands, roadsides, disturbed areas. |
Elevation | 0–700 m. (0–2300 ft.) |
Distribution |
CA; OR; WA; BC
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Source | FNA vol. 12, p. 145. |
Parent taxa | Oxalidaceae > Oxalis |
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Synonyms | Xanthoxalis suksdorfii |
Name authority | Trelease: Mem. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 89. (1888) |
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