Oxalidaceae
Oxalis compacta
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Genus
- Oxalis
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Synonyms
- Acetosella berteroana (Barnéoud) Kuntze
- Acetosella compacta (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze
- Acetosella falconiana (Steud.) Kuntze
- Acetosella gayana (Phil.) Kuntze
- Acetosella macrorhiza (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze
- Acetosella pachyphylla (Phil.) Kuntze
- Acetosella platypila (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze
- Oxalis berteroana Barnéoud
- Oxalis berteroana var. uniflora Phil.
- Oxalis chaetocalyx Phil.
- Oxalis compacta subsp. berteroana (Barnéoud) Lourteig
- Oxalis compacta subsp. compacta
- Oxalis falconiana Steud.
- Oxalis gayana Phil.
- Oxalis gilliesii Phil.
- Oxalis josephi R.Knuth
- Oxalis josephii R.Knuth
- Oxalis landbeckii Phil.
- Oxalis macrorrhiza Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
- Oxalis pachyphylla Phil.
- Oxalis pastorei Hicken
- Oxalis peraltae Phil.
- Oxalis platypila Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
- Oxalis pumila Phil.
- Oxalis reichei R.Knuth
- Oxalis uspallatensis R.Knuth
Flowers
- In flower
- November to February (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patricio Novoa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nicolás Lavandero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patricio Novoa Quezada from Valparaíso, Chile, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.