Oxalidaceae
Shady woodsorrel
Oxalis exilis
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Genus
- Oxalis
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Common names
By language (5)
- English
- Shady woodsorrel
- Finnish
- Pikkukäenkaali
- Icelandic
- Dvergsmæra
- Swedish
- Dvärgoxalis
- Welsh
- Suran felen fach
Synonyms
- Xanthoxalis exilis (A.Cunn.) Holub
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 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.