Oxalis frutescens | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Oxalidaceae |
Genus: | Oxalis |
Species: | O. frutescens
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Binomial name | |
Oxalis frutescens | |
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Oxalis frutescens, the shrubby woodsorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oxalidaceae.[2] It is native to New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, Central America, the southernmost Caribbean islands, and tropical South America as far as northern Argentina.[1] A perennial subshrub reaching 35 cm (14 in), it is typically found in sandy soils in grasslands, pastures, roadsides, and open oak woodlands.[2]