Taxon:  Oxalis articulata Savigny



Summary
Genus:
Oxalis
Family:
Oxalidaceae
Nomen number:
400807
Place of publication:
J. B. A. P. M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 4:686.  1798
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature (see p. 689)
Verified:
03/26/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Oxalis articulata Savigny subsp. articulata (0 active accession[s])
Oxalis articulata Savigny subsp. rubra (A. St.-Hil.) Lourteig (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  5. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
  6. Cabrera, A. L., ed. 1965. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Note: with two varieties
  7. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  8. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  9. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  10. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  11. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  12. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  13. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  14. Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
  15. Reitz, R., ed. 1983. Flora ilustrada catarinense. 76. Note: with two subspecies
  16. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  17. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
  18. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishlarge-leaf wood-sorrel  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishpink shamrock  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishpink-sorrel  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishpurple wood-sorrel  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishshamrock oxalis  1Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Englishsour-grass  1Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
Japanese Rōmajiimo-katabami  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Swedishlyckoklöver  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSão Paulo Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCórdoba Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Ríos Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Pampa Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMendoza Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Juan Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucumán Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayArtigas Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayCanelones Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayColonia Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayFlores Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayLavalleja Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayMaldonado Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayMontevideo Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguaySalto Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguaySoriano Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguayTacuarembó Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia s.e.Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Córdoba, Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, La Pampa, San Juan, Santa Fe, Tucumán], Paraguay, Uruguay [Canelones, Artigas, Colonia, Flores, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Salto, Soriano, Tacuarembó]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia (s.e.)
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Panama

Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  2. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
  3. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  4. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  5. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  6. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  7. Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
  8. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  9. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
Weed  Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:426-429.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=400807. Accessed 20 October 2026.