Oxalidaceae

Creeping woodsorrel

Oxalis corniculata L.

Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis

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Creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata) — FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (51)

Arabic: أقصليس قريني, حامضة حلوة, حمد, حمضيض, حميض, عرق الليمون
Armenian: Թթվառվույտ եղջրավոր
arz: اقصليس قرينى
Asturian: Carneru, Pan de cucu
Bangla: হলুদ আমরুল
Belarusian: Кіслічка ражковая
Burmese: မှော်ချဉ်ပင်
Cantonese: 酢漿草
cdo: 圓圓草
Chinese: 酢浆草, 酢漿草, 酢浆草（酢浆）, 酢酱草, 酢酱草酸角草, 酸味草, 酸醋酱, 醡浆草
Czech: Šťavel růžkatý
Dutch: Gehoornde klaverzuring
English: Creeping woodsorrel, `ihi, `ihi `ai, `ihi `awa, `ihi maka `ula, `ihi makole, Wood sorrel, Yellow wood sorrel
Estonian: Aed-jänesekapsas
Finnish: Tarhakäenkaali, Sarvikäenkaali
German: Horn-Sauerklee, Gehörnter Sauerklee, Hornfrüchtiger Sauerklee, Hornsauerklee
Hawaiian: `ihi, `ihi `ai, `ihi `awa, `ihi maka `ula, `ihi makole
Hebrew: חמציץ קטן
Hindi: चांगेरी
hsb: Mjechki nahlenc
Hungarian: Szürke madársóska
Icelandic: Hornsmæra
Indonesian: Daun asam kecil
Japanese: カタバミ, かたばみ, サクショウソウ, 七鳩酢草, 片喰, 酢漿草, 鳩酢草
Korean: 괭이밥
lah: کھٹی بوٹی
Macedonian: Рокчеста красатка
Malay: Pokok Sikap Dada
Malayalam: പുളിയാരില, Creeping Woodsorrell, പുളിയാറില, പുളിയാറൽ
Marathi: अंबुटी, चांगेरी
mzn: ترش واش
Nepali: चरीअमिलो
Norwegian Bokmål: Krypgjøkesyre
Odia: ଆମ୍ବିଳିତି
Persian: ترش واش
Polish: Szczawik rożkowaty
pwn: Puljesek
Quechua: Ch'ullku, Ch’ullku
shn: တူၼ်ႈသူမ်ႈသႅင်ၵႃ, သူမ်ႈသႅင်ၵႃ
Slovak: Kysličkovec rožkatý
Slovenian: Rogata zajčja deteljica
Spanish: Acedera
Sundanese: Calincing
Swedish: Blodoxalis, Krypoxalis
Tamil: புளியாரை
Telugu: పులిచింత, పులి చింత
Thai: ส้มกบ
Tongan: Kihikihi, Galactia tenuiflora
Urdu: کھٹکل
Vietnamese: Chua me đất hoa vàng, Chua me, Chua me ba chìa, Me đất nhỏ, Rau chua me
Welsh: Suran orweddol

Synonyms

Acetosella corniculata (L.) Kuntze
Acetosella corniculata var. repens (Thunb.) Kuntze
Acetosella corniculata var. subglabra Kuntze
Acetosella corniculata var. villosa (M.Bieb.) Kuntze
Acetosella herpestica (Schltdl.) Kuntze
Acetosella simulans (Baker) Kuntze
Oxalis albicans var. sericea DC.
Oxalis boridiensis R.Knuth
Oxalis ceratilis E.Mey.
Oxalis ciliifera A.Cunn.
Oxalis corniculata f. erecta Makino
Oxalis corniculata f. minor Lange ex Fiori
Oxalis corniculata f. pubescens Batt.
Oxalis corniculata f. purpurea (Parl.) Fiori
Oxalis corniculata f. rubrifolia (Makino) H.Hara
Oxalis corniculata f. speciosa (Masam.) Masam.
Oxalis corniculata f. tropaeoloides (E.Vilm.) R.Knuth
Oxalis corniculata f. villosa (M.Bieb.) Goiran
Oxalis corniculata f. villosa (M.Bieb.) Fiori
Oxalis corniculata subsp. corniculata
Oxalis corniculata subsp. purpurea (Parl.) Arcang.
Oxalis corniculata subsp. repens (Thunb.) Masam.
Oxalis corniculata subsp. subglabra Masam.
Oxalis corniculata unranked rubra G.Nicholson
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Planch.
Oxalis corniculata var. ciliifera (A.Cunn.) Hook.f.
Oxalis corniculata var. corcovadensis R.Knuth
Oxalis corniculata var. corniculata
Oxalis corniculata var. glabrocapsula Roti Mich.
Oxalis corniculata var. hispida Blatt.
Oxalis corniculata var. javanica (Blume) Backer
Oxalis corniculata var. langloisii (Small) Wiegand
Oxalis corniculata var. lupulina (Kunth) Walp.
Oxalis corniculata var. lupulina (Kunth) Zucc.
Oxalis corniculata var. macrophylla Arsène ex R.Knuth
Oxalis corniculata var. microphylla Hook.f.
Oxalis corniculata var. minima Klett & Richt.
Oxalis corniculata var. minor Lange
Oxalis corniculata var. pilosiuscula (Kunth) Zucc.
Oxalis corniculata var. pubescens Griseb.

and 67 more.

Flowers

In flower: February to November (from 7,433 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.