Oxalidaceae
Oca
Oxalis tuberosa
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Genus
- Oxalis
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Common names
By language (24)
- Arabic
- أقصليس درني
- arz
- اقصليس درنى
- Aymara
- Apilla, Kaya
- Catalan
- Oca
- Chinese
- 块茎酢浆草, 酢漿薯, 晚香玉酢浆草
- Czech
- Oka, Oca, Šťavel hlíznatý
- Danish
- Surkløverknold, Oka
- Dutch
- Oca
- English
- Oca, New Zealand yam, Occa, Uqa
- Esperanto
- Tubera oksalido
- Estonian
- Oka
- Finnish
- Oka, Mukulakäenkaali (oka, Oca)
- French
- Oca du Pérou, Oca du Perou
- German
- Knolliger Sauerklee, Peruanischer Sauerklee
- Japanese
- オカ, アンデスカタバミ
- Lithuanian
- Gumbinis kiškiakopūstis, Oca
- Polish
- Szczawik bulwiasty
- Quechua
- Uqa, Oca, Oqa, Uka
- Russian
- Кислица клубненосная
- Slovak
- Kysličkovec hľuznatý
- Spanish
- Ibia, Oca
- Swedish
- Oca
- Thai
- โอกา
- Ukrainian
- Ока, Квасениця бульбоносна
Synonyms
- Acetosella tuberosa (Molina) Kuntze
- Xanthoxalis tuberosa (Molina) Holub
Photos
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: artydonaldson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Connor Sydney (Squid), CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Humber Alberto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Windowbox woodsorrelOxalis articulataOxalidaceae
- Purple woodsorrelOxalis purpureaOxalidaceae
- Four-leaved pink-sorrelOxalis tetraphyllaOxalidaceae
- Broadleaf woodsorrelOxalis latifoliaOxalidaceae
- Redwood-sorrelOxalis oreganaOxalidaceae
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- 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.