Oxalidaceae
Mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Genus
- Oxalis
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Mountain woodsorrel
- French
- Oxalide de montagne
Synonyms
- Oxalis acetosella f. rhodantha (Fernald) Geerinck & Walravens
- Oxalis acetosella subsp. montana (Raf.) Hultén
- Oxalis acetosella var. rhodantha (Fernald) R.Knuth
- Oxalis americana Bigelow ex DC.
- Oxalis americana f. rhodantha Fernald
- Oxalis montana f. rhodantha Fernald
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: pellaea, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Charles de Mille-Isles from Mille-Isles, Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maxime Laterreur, 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.