Oxalidaceae
Oxalis triangularis
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Genus
- Oxalis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 三角叶酢浆草, 紫叶酢浆草, 三角紫叶酢浆草, 紫蝴蝶酢浆草
- Finnish
- Valkokäenkaali
Synonyms
- Acetosella catharinensis (N.E.Br.) Kuntze
- Acetosella oxyptera (Progel) Kuntze
- Acetosella palustris (A.St.-Hil.) Kuntze
- Acetosella papilionacea (Hoffmanns. ex Zucc.) Kuntze
- Acetosella regnellii (Miq.) Kuntze
- Acetosella triangularis (A.St.-Hil.) Kuntze
- Acetosella yapacaniensis (K.Schum.) Kuntze
- Oxalis catharinensis N.E.Br.
- Oxalis corumbaensis Hoehne
- Oxalis delta Vell.
- Oxalis glaberrima Norlind
- Oxalis oxyptera Progel
- Oxalis palustris A.St.-Hil.
- Oxalis palustris var. major A.St.-Hil.
- Oxalis papilionacea Hoffmanns. ex Zucc.
- Oxalis regnellii Miq.
- Oxalis regnellii var. catharinensis (N.E.Br.) Norlind
- Oxalis tenuiscaposa R.Knuth
- Oxalis triangularis f. glabrifolia Chodat
- Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionacea (Hoffmanns. ex Zucc.) Lourteig
- Oxalis triangularis subsp. triangularis
- Oxalis triangularis var. lepida Progel
- Oxalis truncata Willd. ex Zucc.
- Oxalis venturiana R.Knuth
- Oxalis vernalis Fredr. ex Norlind
- Oxalis yapacaniensis K.Schum.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to December (from 416 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Robert Guralnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrícia Mees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lauren Gillett, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gary Rogers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: franciscoestanislau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cruz Pedro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jagdish Supekar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Maja Dumat from Deutschland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: leonardoalexissosa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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). About our plant data.