Oxalis articulata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Oxalidaceae |
Genus: | Oxalis |
Species: | O. articulata
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Binomial name | |
Oxalis articulata Savign. (1798)
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Subspecies | |
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Synonyms | |
Oxalis rubra |
Oxalis articulata, known as pink-sorrel,[1] pink wood sorrel,[2] windowbox wood-sorrel, Chari amilo (Nepal), sourgrass,[3] Netho (khatta) saag (India)[4] is a perennial plant species in the genus Oxalis native to temperate South America.[5] It has been introduced in Europe in gardens and is now naturalized in these areas.
The plant is susceptible to rust (disease due to the fungus Puccinia oxalidis).[6]