Oxalidaceae
Great yellow woodsorrel
Oxalis grandis
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Genus
- Oxalis
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 大酢浆草
- English
- Great yellow woodsorrel
- Persian
- شبدر ترشک زرد
Synonyms
- Oxalis recurva Trel.
- Xanthoxalis grandis (Small) Small
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 55 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel J. Layton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: iNaturalist.org, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anna Hess, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: dsiripoonsup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alina Martin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: askalotl, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Terry Loeb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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- Windowbox woodsorrelOxalis articulataOxalidaceae
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- Four-leaved pink-sorrelOxalis tetraphyllaOxalidaceae
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- Redwood-sorrelOxalis oreganaOxalidaceae
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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.