Oxalidaceae
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Genus
- Oxalis
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Common names
By language (22)
- Afrikaans
- Suring
- Arabic
- أقصليس ماعزي, حميضة ماعزية
- arz
- اقصليس ماعزى
- Asturian
- Agrión
- Chinese
- 黄花酢浆草
- Corsican
- Acitulella
- Czech
- Šťavel kozí noha
- Dutch
- Knikkende klaverzuring
- English
- Bermuda buttercup
- Estonian
- Bermuuda jänesekapsas
- German
- Nickender Sauerklee, Bolboxalis cernua
- Greek
- Ξινήθρα, Ξινάκι
- Hebrew
- חמציץ נטוי
- Icelandic
- Kornsmæra
- Japanese
- オオキバナカタバミ
- kab
- Lqires
- lah
- کھٹی پؤک
- Nepali
- चरीअमिलो
- Portuguese
- Azedinha-amarela, Erva-azeda-amarela, Erva-canária, Erva-mijona, Erva-pata, Erva-praga, Praga-má, Santas-noites
- Spanish
- Bolboxalis cernua, Copa de mantequilla de Bermuda, Llanto agrio, Maleza inglesa, Pasto agrio, Sop agrio, Sorrel de bermuda, Sorrel de madera africana
- Swedish
- Getoxalis
- Welsh
- Suran felen Bermuda
Synonyms
- Oxalis mairei R.Knuth ex Engler
Flowers
- In flower
- December to September (from 12,503 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: M ath K night and Zachi Evenor אביר המתמטיקה וצחי אבנור, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: laiet17, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: S Molteno, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amelia Tauber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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- Purple woodsorrelOxalis purpureaOxalidaceae
- Four-leaved pink-sorrelOxalis tetraphyllaOxalidaceae
- Broadleaf woodsorrelOxalis latifoliaOxalidaceae
- 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.