Oxalidaceae
Broadleaf woodsorrel
Oxalis latifolia
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Genus
- Oxalis
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Common names
By language (8)
- Asturian
- Boliche
- Basque
- Barrabas-belar
- Chinese
- 宽叶酢浆草, 寛葉酢浆草, 蛾酢浆草
- Czech
- Šťavel širolistý
- English
- Broadleaf woodsorrel, Garden pink-sorrel
- Persian
- شبدر ترشک باغچه
- Quechua
- Uqa-uqa, Oqa Oqa, Oqa-oqa, Uqa Uqa
- Welsh
- Suran ruddgoch yr ardd
Synonyms
- Acetosella violacea subsp. latifolia (Kunth) Kuntze
- Ionoxalis latifolia (Kunth) Rose
- Oxalis violacea subsp. latifolia (Kunth) Kuntze
- Sassia latifolia (Kunth) Holub
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
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Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Ilovemylife9, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Windowbox woodsorrelOxalis articulataOxalidaceae
- Purple woodsorrelOxalis purpureaOxalidaceae
- Four-leaved pink-sorrelOxalis tetraphyllaOxalidaceae
- Redwood-sorrelOxalis oreganaOxalidaceae
- Slender yellow woodsorrelOxalis dilleniiOxalidaceae
- Large-flowered pink-sorrelOxalis debilisOxalidaceae
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.