Oxalidaceae
Alpine woodsorrel
Oxalis alpina
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Genus
- Oxalis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 高山酢浆草
- English
- Alpine woodsorrel
Synonyms
- Ionoxalis alpina Rose
- Ionoxalis compacta Rose
- Ionoxalis immaculata Small
- Ionoxalis pringlei Rose
- Ionoxalis rupestris Small
- Ionoxalis seatonii Rose ex Small
- Oxalis hidalgensis (Small) R.Knuth
- Oxalis immaculata (Small) R.Knuth
- Oxalis pringlei (Rose) Rose ex R.Knuth
- Oxalis seatonii (Rose ex Small) R.Knuth
- Oxalis tepicensis R.Knuth
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Oscar Alejandro Morales Juárez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: José Belem Hernández Díaz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Erick Vélez Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: José Belem Hernández Díaz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.