Oxalis stricta
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| Internal ID | UUID643ff70200d8a034211705 |
| Scientific name | Oxalis stricta |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 435 (1753) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Oxalis stricta is collected as a wild food ingredient and flavoring herb; dried aerial parts are used as an acidic flavoring agent in condiments, syrups, and sauces. When grown horticulturally, seedlings and foliage are sold as edible microgreens and cut greens; commercial canned or frozen products are not typical.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Dried or fresh aerial parts (leaves, young stems) are used as a souring agent in beverages, syrups, condiments, and confectionery flavoring; shoots may be candied. Processing steps are mechanical cleaning, drying, and storage as a flavoring ingredient. No non-edible plant parts are employed.
Colorants and tanning:
Aerial parts yield a yellow-green extract used historically as a natural dye for small-batch crafts. Tannins are present in the foliage and allow limited tanning or mordanting uses; both dye and tannin applications are scale-limited to small craft and research contexts.
Scientific/model-organism use:
O. stricta is used in plant physiology as a model for nyctinastic leaf movement and circadian studies; tissues have been examined for soluble oxalate content and phenolic profiles. It is listed in regional and global invasive or weed databases and appears in ecological, genetic, and horticultural research, contributing to understanding weed ecology and management.
Sustainability and sourcing:
The species is widespread in North America, Asia, and Europe and is commonly harvested from wild or ruderal populations; cultivation for culinary use remains small-scale. Because it is weedy in agricultural and horticultural systems, commercial supply is opportunistic rather than farm-based. Standards are horticultural food-safety handling for wild greens rather than formal commodity certification.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Oxalis navieri | Jord. | Arch. Fl. France Allemagne 2: 310 (1854) |
| Oxalis oneidica | House | Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 243-244: 43 (1923) |
| Oxys stricta | All. | Fl. Pedem. 2: 89 (1785) |
| Oxalis bushii | Small | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 611 (1898) |
| Oxalis coloradensis | Rydb. | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 243 (1902) |
| Oxalis lejeunei | Rouy | Fl. France 4: 126 (1897) |
| Oxalis cymosa | Small | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 267 (1896) |
| Oxalis interior | R.Knuth | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 300 (1919) |
| Oxalis fontana | Bunge | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2: 87 (1835) |
| Oxalis europaea | Jord. | Arch. Fl. France Allemagne 2: 309 (1854) |
| Oxalis stricta f. cymosa | (Small) C.F.Reed | Phytologia 50: 462 (1982) |
| Oxalis europaea f. subglabrata | Wiegand | Rhodora 27: 136 (1925) |
| Oxalis europaea var. bushii | (Small) Wiegand | Rhodora 27: 135 (1925) |
| Oxalis europaea f. vestita | Wiegand | Rhodora 27: 136 (1925) |
| Oxalis europaea f. pilosella | Wiegand | Rhodora 27(319): 118. 1925 [10 Aug 1925] ; later publ.: 27(320): 135. 26 Sep1925 |
| Oxalis europaea f. cymosa | (Small) Wiegand | Rhodora 27(319): 118. 1925 [10 Aug 1925] ; later publ.: 27(320): 135. 26 Sep1925 |
| Oxalis europaea f. villicaulis | Wiegand | Rhodora 27: 135 (1925) |
| Oxalis stricta var. piletocarpa | Wiegand | Rhodora 27: 123 (1925) |
| Oxalis stricta var. bushii | Farw. | Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 20: 183 (1918) |
| Xanthoxalis interior | Small | Fl. S.E. U.S. : 668 (1903) |
| Xanthoxalis fontana | (Bunge) Holub | Bot. Közlem. 59: 42 (1972) |
| Xanthoxalis europaea | (Jord.) Moldenke | Castanea vii. 125 (1942); et in Boissiera, Fasc. 7, 5 (1943). |
| Xanthoxalis stricta | Small | Fl. S.E. U.S. : 667 (1903) |
| Acetosella chinensis | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 91. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] |
| Acetosella fontana | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 91 (1891) |
| Acetosella stricta | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 91 (1891) |
| Ceratoxalis coloradensis | Lunell | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 468 (1916) |
| Ceratoxalis cymosa | Lunell | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 468 (1916) |
| Ceratoxalis stricta | Lunell | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 468 (1916) |
| Oxalis fontana var. bushii | (Small) H.Hara | J. Jap. Bot. 24: 106 (1949) |
| Oxalis fontana f. villicaulis | (Wiegand) H.Hara | |
| Xanthoxalis bushii | Small | Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small]. 667. 1903 [22 Jul 1903] |
| Xanthoxalis rufa | Small | Fl. S.E. U.S. : 668 (1903) |
| Xanthoxalis cymosa | Small | Fl. S.E. U.S. : 668 (1903) |
| Oxalis stricta var. viridiflora | Hus | Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 18: 99 (1907) |
| Oxalis interior | Fedde | Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 32, pt. 1: 410. 1905 |
| Oxalis rufa | Small | Man. Fl. N. States : 577 (1901) |
| Oxalis corniculata var. stricta | (L.) C.C.Huang & L.R.Xu | Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 43(1): 13 (1998):. |
| Oxalis chinensis | Haw. ex G.Don | Hort. Brit. [Loudon], ed. 2. 595, nomen. 1832 ; first additional supplement (cited in IK as 'Hort. Brit. Suppl. i.') |
| Oxalis repens var. stricta | Hatus. | |
| Oxalis shinanoensis | T.Itô | Encycl. Jap. 2: 818 (1909) |
| Xanthoxalis coloradensis | Rydb. in Rusby | Fl. Colorado : 200 (1906) |
| Xanthoxalis stricta var. piletocarpa | (Wiegand) Moldenke | Boissiera 7: 6 (1943) |
| Xanthoxalis dillenii var. piletocarpa | (Wiegand) Holub | Bot. Közlem. 59: 41 (1972) |
| Oxalis stricta var. rufa | (Small) Farw. | Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 20: 183 (1918) |
| Oxalis stricta var. decumbens | Bitter | Abh. Naturwiss. Vereine Bremen 19(2): 298–300, pl. 10, f. 2 |
| Oxalis stricta var. villicaulis | (Wiegand) Farw. | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 62 (1928) |
| Oxalis stricta f. villicaulis | (Wiegand) C.F.Reed | Phytologia 50: 462. 1982 |
| Xanthoxalis europaea f. villicaulis | (Wiegand) Moldenke | Castanea 9: 42. 1944 |
| Xanthoxalis europaea f. cymosa | (Small) Moldenke | Boissiera 7: 5. 1943 |
| Xanthoxalis stricta f. viridiflora | (Hus) Moldenke | Boissiera 7: 6 (1943) |
| Oxalis fluminensis f. cymosa | (Small) H.Hara | J. Jap. Bot. 24: 106 (1949) |
| Oxalis fluminensis f. pallidiflora | (Fernald) H.Hara | J. Jap. Bot. 24: 106 (1949) |
| Oxalis fluminensis f. subglabrata | (Wiegand) H.Hara | J. Jap. Bot. 24: 106 (1949) |
| Oxalis fluminensis f. villicaulis | (Wiegand) H.Hara | J. Jap. Bot. 24: 106 (1949) |
| Oxalis stricta f. viridiflora | (Hus) Fernald | Rhodora 38: 425 (1936) |
| Xanthoxalis europaea f. vestita | (Wiegand) Moldenke | Castanea 7: 215 (1943) |
| Xanthoxalis stricta subsp. villicaulis | (Wiegand) Tzvelev | Fl. Vostochnoi Evropy 9: 367 (1996) |
| Xanthoxalis fontana subsp. villicaulis | (Wiegand) Tzvelev | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 14: 181 (1977) |
| Oxalis europaea var. lanulosa | Benke | Rhodora 31: 149 (1929) |
| Oxalis fluminensis var. bushii | (Small) H.Hara | J. Jap. Bot. 24: 106 (1949) |
| Xanthoxalis europaea var. bushii | (Small) Moldenke | Castanea 7: 125 (1943) |
| Oxalis fontana var. rufa | (Small) T.Karlsson | Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 83: 313 (1989) |
| Oxalis stricta f. decumbens | (Bitter) J.Hantz | Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 25: 85 (1979) |
| Oxalis europaea f. pallidiflora | Fernald | Rhodora 44: 425 (1942) |
| Oxalis fluminensis f. pilosella | (Wiegand) H.Hara | J. Jap. Bot. 24: 106 (1949) |
| Oxalis fluminensis f. vestita | (Wiegand) H.Hara | J. Jap. Bot. 24: 106 (1949) |
| Xanthoxalis europaea f. subglabrata | (Wiegand) Moldenke | Castanea 7: 125 (1943) |
| Oxalis corniculata subvar. piletocarpa | (Wiegand) Farw. | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 10: 36 (1926) |
| Oxalis dillenii var. piletorum | (Wiegand) Priszter | Magyar Fl. Veg. 6: 185 (1980) |
| Xanthoxalis dillenii var. piletorum | (Wiegand) Holub | Bot. Közlem. 59: 41 (1972) |
| Oxalis stricta var. europaea | (Jord.) R.Knuth | Pflanzenr. , IV, 130: 144 (1930) |
| Oxalis stricta var. diffusa | Boenn. | Prodr. Fl. Monast. Westphal. : 131 (1824) |
| Oxalis corniculata prol. navieri | (Jord.) Rouy | Fl. France 4: 125 (1897) |
| Oxalis stricta var. lejeunei | (Rouy) P.Fourn. | Quatre Fl. France : 617 (1937) |
| Oxalis corniculata var. longepedunculata | (Sennen) R.Knuth | Pflanzenr. , IV, 130: 434 (1930) |
| Oxalis stricta var. navieri | (Jord.) Nyman | Consp. Fl. Eur. : 141 (1878) |
| Oxalis stricta var. piletorum | Wiegand | Rhodora 27: 123 (1925) |
| Oxalis ambigua | Salisb. | Trans. Linn. Soc. 2: 242 (1794) |
| Oxalis corniculata var. stricta | (L.) Sav. | Encycl. 4: 683 (1798) |
| Oxalis corniculata prol. stricta | (L.) Rouy | Fl. France 4: 126 (1897) |
| Oxalis corniculata subsp. navieri | (Jord.) Tourlet | Fl. Indre-et-Loire : 104 (1908) |
| Oxalis corniculata subsp. stricta | (L.) Bonnier & Layens | Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France : 62 (1894) |
| Oxalis stricta subsp. diffusa | (Boenn.) Tourlet | Fl. Indre-et-Loire : 104 (1908) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | common yellow oxalis |
| English | common yellow woodsorrel |
| Spanish | xanthoxalis dillenii |
| Belarusian | кіслічка еўрапейская |
| Belarusian | кісліца прамастаячая |
| cdo | 圓圓草 |
| Czech | šťavel evropský |
| Welsh | suran felen unionsyth |
| German | aufrechter sauerklee |
| German | steifer sauerklee |
| Estonian | sirge jänesekapsas |
| Persian | اکسالیس استریکتا |
| Finnish | pystykäenkaali |
| Upper Sorbian | prosty nahlenc |
| Hungarian | felálló madársóska |
| Icelandic | akursmæra |
| Japanese | オッタチカタバミ |
| Korean | 선괭이밥 |
| Lithuanian | statusis kiškiakopūstis |
| Macedonian | права киселица |
| Dutch | stijve klaverzuring |
| Polish | szczawik żółty |
| Russian | Кислица прямая |
| Russian | Кислица торчащая |
| Russian | Кислица прямостоячая |
| Swedish | klöveroxalis |
| Chinese | 劲直酢浆草 |
| Chinese | 直酢漿草 |
| Chinese | 直酢浆草 |
| Chinese | 扭筋草 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000387064 |
| Flora of Alabama | 2807 |
| Canadensys | 7083 |
| USDA Plants | OXST |
| Tropicos | 23700040 |
| INPN | 111921 |
| Flora of Italy | 2797 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178499-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-2394269 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 237293 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 213833 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000003178 |
| Nature Serve | 2.157502 |
| IPNI | 375435-1 |
| iNaturalist | 53183 |
| GBIF | 2891666 |
| Freebase | /m/0d7sv1 |
| WisFlora | 4392 |
| EPPO | OXAST |
| EOL | 582413 |
| Elurikkus | 6058 |
| USDA GRIN | 26216 |
| Wikipedia | Oxalis_stricta |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_054130665.1 | UGA_oxst_v1 | Chromosome | University of Georgia | 2025-12-22 | 82 | 416.57 Mb |
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| In public collections | 0 |