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Internal ID UUID644049f1b89f1298023373
Scientific name Oxalis violacea
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 434 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Acetosella violacea Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 90 (1891)
Sassia tinctoria Molina Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili : 146 (1782)
Oxalis violacea var. trichophora Fassett Rhodora 39: 378 (1937)
Oxalis violacea f. albida Fassett Trans. Wisconsin Acad. Sci. 28: 174 (1933)
Ionoxalis violacea Small Fl. S.E. U.S. : 665 (1903)
Ionoxalis violacea var. trichophora (Fassett) Moldenke Boissiera 7: 2 (1943)
Sassia violacea (L.) Holub Preslia 70: 111 (1998)
Oxalis longiflora L. Sp. Pl. : 433 (1753)
Acetosella violacea var. rosea Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 90 (1891)
Oxalis pulchella Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 321 (1796)

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Language Common/alternative name
English violet woodsorrel
English shamrock
English sour grass
English sour trefoil
English violet wood-sorrel
German westindischer sauerklee
Chinese 堇色酢浆草
Chinese 紫叶酢浆草

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
      • Iowa
      • Kansas
      • Minnesota
      • Missouri
      • Nebraska
      • North Dakota
      • Oklahoma
      • South Dakota
      • Wisconsin
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
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      • Michigan
      • New Jersey
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      • Rhode Island
      • Vermont
      • West Virginia
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Oregon
      • Wyoming
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
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      • Delaware
      • District Of Columbia
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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001089484
Florida Plant Atlas 1999
Flora of Alabama 2808
USDA Plants OXVI
Tropicos 23700283
INPN 930567
Flora of Italy 2803
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178590-2
The Plant List tro-23700283
Missouri Botanical Garden 284822
Open Tree Of Life 627839
Observations.org 149969
NCBI Taxonomy 446153
Nature Serve 2.158359
IPNI 178590-2
iNaturalist 81796
GBIF 2891708
Freebase /m/02pl3tr
WisFlora 4393
EPPO OXAVI
EOL 582405
Elurikkus 325803
USDA GRIN 26221
Wikipedia Oxalis_violacea

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The effects of local filtering processes on the structure and functioning of native plant communities in experimental urban habitats Borowy D, Swan CM Ecol Evol 17-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9575998
doi:10.1002/ece3.9397
PMID:36262263
Examining the utility of DNA barcodes for the identification of tallgrass prairie flora Herzog SA, Latvis M Appl Plant Sci 24-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7845766
doi:10.1002/aps3.11405
PMID:33552747
An initial industrial flora: A framework for botanical research in cooperation with industry for biodiversity conservation Lucardi RD, Cunard CE, Hughes SC, Burgess KS, Reed JN, Whitehurst LE, Worthy SJ, Marsico TD PLoS One 01-Apr-2020
PMCID:PMC7112212
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0230729
PMID:32236107
Aphids (Hemiptera, Aphididae) on ornamental plants in greenhouses in Bulgaria Yovkova M, Petrović-Obradović O, Tasheva-Terzieva E, Pencheva A Zookeys 30-Jul-2013
PMCID:PMC3764532
doi:10.3897/zookeys.319.4318
PMID:24039530
A revision of the Megachile subgenus Litomegachile Mitchell with an illustrated key and description of a new species (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae, Megachilini) Bzdyk EL Zookeys 13-Sep-2012
PMCID:PMC3487634
doi:10.3897/zookeys.221.3234
PMID:23129980
Ethnoveterinary medicines used for horses in Trinidad and in British Columbia, Canada Lans C, Turner N, Brauer G, Lourenco G, Georges K J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 07-Aug-2006
PMCID:PMC1559680
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-2-31
PMID:16893454
Phenological changes reflect climate change in Wisconsin Bradley NL, Leopold AC, Ross J, Huffaker W Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 17-Aug-1999
PMCID:PMC22273
doi:10.1073/pnas.96.17.9701
PMID:10449757

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