Oxalidaceae
Barrelier's woodsorrel
Oxalis barrelieri
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Genus
- Oxalis
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 硬枝酢浆草, 立性酢浆草
- English
- Barrelier's woodsorrel, Lavender sorrel
- Indonesian
- Calincing tanah
Synonyms
- Acetosella amazonica (Progel) Kuntze
- Acetosella barrelieri (L.) Kuntze
- Lotoxalis barrelieri (L.) Small
- Oxalis amazonica Progel
- Oxalis barrelieri subsp. blumenavensis R.Knuth
- Oxalis barrelieri subsp. ianeirensis R.Knuth
- Oxalis barrelieri var. glabrescens Progel
- Oxalis cajanifolia A.St.-Hil.
- Oxalis colombiensis R.Knuth
- Oxalis hedysaroides var. pubescens Zucc.
- Oxalis lilloana R.Knuth
- Oxalis sepium var. picta Progel
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 257 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Taize Santos, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Yuliya Zabiyaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Carlos Eduardo Bodart, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: jeanpierre.brun98, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.