Oxalis articulata

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Species Distribution Map
Family:OXALIDACEAE
Species:Oxalis articulata Savigny
Common Name:Windowbox Wood Sorrel; Red Oxalis
Habitat:Persistant and spreading from cultivation about old home sites, fields and roadsides.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Windowbox Wood Sorrel is an introduced perennial herb in the Wood-Sorrel family (Oxalidaceae). It can be found throughout most of Alabama. Windowbox Wood Sorrel occurs in lawns, on vacant lots, in urban woodlands, and on roadsides. It is an acaulous perennial forming large clumps from rhizomes. The rhizomes are thick, woody, and irregularly segmented. Stolons and bulbs are absent. Leaves are long petiolate, with three heart-shaped leaflets. The leaves are pubescent and ciliate along the margins. Distinct dots of oxalate deposits are visible, especially towards the margins of the leaflets. Flowers are produced in cymes. Each cyme has 3-12 pink, rose, or white flowers. The flowers have 5 green sepals, 5 petals, and 10 stamens. Five on the stamens are long and 5 are short. The sepals have two orange bumps near their apex. The fruit is a capsule. Windowbox Wood Sorrel is a common old-fashioned plant often found around older homes. It can be used as an indoor potted plant or in a low border. Flowers and leaves fold closed at night and on rainy days. It prefers a moist, organic rich soil in full to partial sun. Large clumps can be dug and separated most any time of the year. Plants may go dormant and die down during periods of drought.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyOXALIDACEAE - Wood-Sorrel family
Genus Oxalis
Species Oxalis articulata Savigny - Windowbox Wood Sorrel; Red Oxalis

Citation

Citation Oxalis articulata Savigny, Encycl. 4(2): 686–687. 1797 [1798].
Basionym: **
Type: URUGUAY: Montevideo, May 1767, Commerson s.n. (holotype: P; isotype: P).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Acetosella articulata Acetosella articulata (Savigny) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 91. 1891.Oxalis articulata Savigny 1798. 
Acetosella rubra Acetosella rubra (A. Saint-Hilaire) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 93. 1891.Oxalis rubra A. Saint-Hilaire 1825. 
Oxalis articulata ssp. rubra Oxalis articulata Savigny, subsp. rubra (A. Saint-Hilaire) Lourteig, Phytologia 50: 137. 1982.Oxalis rubra A. Saint-Hilaire 1825. 
Oxalis rubra Oxalis rubra A. Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 124. 1825. BRAZIL: São Paulo: Near the village Freguesia Nova, Mar 1816-1821, Saint-Hilaire C²-1587 (holotype: P; isotype: P).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Henry, Houston, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Marengo, Mobile, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL, UWFP

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 1997

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA_ACC_14316 Lee 19 Apr 1969 ROBERSON, B.J.
080		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
UWAL0011084 Bullock 22 Feb 2012 Dykes, Bailee
309		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UWAL0033272 Pike 13 Nov 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
27056		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AUA_ACC_48972 Bullock 9 May 1988 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
4745		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
SAMF0002423 Jefferson 25 Mar 2007 Davenport, L.J.
3649		 SAMF
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
UWAL0005579 Sumter 08 Apr 1993 Eagle, Gretchen
s.n.		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AUA_ACC_46996 Randolph 3 Oct 1981 LOCKHART, DREW
8		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
UWAL0005578 Sumter 12 Apr 1993 Draheim, Tim
s.n.		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
ALNHS00004817 Elmore 22 Mar 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
YLW-80		 ALNHS
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UNA00053689 Blount 14 Mar 1997 Keener, Brian R.
11		 UNA
Oxalis articulata Savigny subsp. rubra (St.-Hil.) Lourteig
TROY000036291 Bullock 02 Nov 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1453		 TROY
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
AUA_ACC_13165 Chambers 18 Apr 1967 GOLDEN, MICHAEL
35		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
UWAL0005581 Marengo 16 May 1993 Harris, J.W.
s.n.		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AUA_ACC_15246 Lee 2 Apr 1969 CHITWOOD, JOHN C.
 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
SAMF0006424 Jefferson 23 Mar 2016 Davenport, L.J.
6098a		 SAMF
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
UWAL0005575 Marengo 06 Feb 2009 England, J. Kevin
1581		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AUA_ACC_32587 Montgomery 30 Mar 1974 LANCASTER, D.S.
064		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
UWAL0017613 Coffee 30 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26255		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
TROY000034764 Butler 29 Apr 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
22997		 TROY
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
JSU112204 Etowah 19 Jun 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2655		 JSU
Oxalis articulata Savigny
SAMF0002424 Mobile 21 Apr 2001 White, Janet F.
26		 SAMF
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
TROY000007595 Pike 12 May 1995 Du Vall, Stacy Hunt
6		 TROY
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
JSU112209 St. Clair 11 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
s.n.		 JSU
Oxalis articulata Savigny
Amal00020225 Mobile 14 May 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
994		 AMAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AUA_ACC_35985 Bibb 17 Mar 1979 BECKETT, SCOTT W.
097		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
JSU112203 Calhoun 09 May 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Oxalis articulata Savigny
TROY000043849 Houston 25 Feb 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27205		 TROY
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UNA00048909 Houston 17 May 1997 MacDonald, John R.
10540		 UNA
Oxalis rubra St.-Hil.
ALNHS00001617 Dallas 25 May 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-551		 ALNHS
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UWAL0010865 Butler 29 Apr 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
22997		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UNA00069991 Marengo 06 Feb 2009 England, J. Kevin
1581		 UNA
Oxalis rubra St.-Hil.
TROY000007592 Coffee 21 Apr 2000 Martin, Brian H.
609		 TROY
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
UNA00023023 Mobile 09 May 1964 Deramus, Rebecca
D82		 UNA
Oxalis rubra St.-Hil.
UWAL0033092 Houston 25 Feb 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27205		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AMAL00018902 Mobile 07 Mar 2005 Horne, Howard E.
1005		 AMAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
TROY000039310 Henry 10 Apr 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24957		 TROY
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UWAL0005580 Sumter 21 May 1993 Stanton, Lee E.
s.n.		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UWAL0044944 Covington 13 Sep 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5279		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AUA_ACC_72031 Sumter 25 Feb 2009 ENGLAND, J. KEVIN
1620		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
UWAL0046139 Autauga 21 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
495		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AUA_ACC_21980 Crenshaw 19 Apr 1970 MONTGOMERY, JOHN
068		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
UWAL0013513 Bullock 02 Nov 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1453		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UWAL0018317 Covington 08 Apr 1988 Kral, Robert
74576		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
TROY000022005 Tuscaloosa 04 Apr 2004 Mann, Carroll J.
109		 TROY
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
AUA_ACC_22444 Lee 14 Apr 1970 WILLIAMS, ANN
053		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
UWAL0016829 Mobile 05 May 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2154		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
TROY000007634 Dale 27 Apr 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
590		 TROY
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
UWAL0037843 Calhoun 24 Apr 2017 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14748		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
JSU112199 Calhoun 09 May 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Oxalis articulata Savigny
TROY000007593 Escambia 05 May 1995 Brittain, Cynthia L.
156		 TROY
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
UNA00065414 Winston 19 Apr 2005 England, J. Kevin
297		 UNA
Oxalis rubra St.-Hil.
TROY000031614 Montgomery 30 Apr 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21298		 TROY
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
JSU112210 Talladega 17 May 1970 Tudor, Sims
s.n.		 JSU
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AUA_ACC_64003 Pike 23 Sep 2004 HANSEN, CURTIS J.
1673		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
TROY000022654 Marengo 06 Feb 2009 England, J. Kevin
1581		 TROY
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
UWAL0036238 Barbour 08 Sep 2013 Keener, Brian R.
8169		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny in Lamarck
SAMF0002425 Tallapoosa 15 Apr 2006 Brock, Jane M.
19		 SAMF
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
JSU112206 Lee 09 May 1973 Kelso, Emily
134		 JSU
Oxalis articulata Savigny
ALNHS00008227 Tuscaloosa 14 Apr 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5988		 ALNHS
Oxalis articulata Savigny
JSU112201 Calhoun 09 May 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Oxalis articulata Savigny
TROY000047403 Autauga 21 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
495		 TROY
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UWFP000025746acc Baldwin 30 Nov 2015 James R. Burkhalter
25681		 UWFP
Oxalis rubra A. St. -Hil.
AUA_ACC_42021 Conecuh 17 Mar 1986 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
2109		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
ALNHS00002254 Dallas 25 May 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-551		 ALNHS
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UWAL0002063 Montgomery 30 Apr 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21298		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UNA00023030 Tuscaloosa 29 Apr 1959 Williamson, Nelda Kathleen
s.n.		 UNA
Oxalis rubra St.-Hil.
TROY000007596 Pike 20 Apr 1991 Mayne, Don
11		 TROY
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
AUA_ACC_48498 Pike 23 Feb 1988 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
4126		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
UWAL0036266 Mobile 05 Mar 2017 Horne, Howard E.
3693		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AMAL00020085 Mobile 30 Apr 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2135		 AMAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
TROY000050476 Mobile 19 Mar 2017 Horne, Howard E.
3744		 TROY
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UWAL0005577 Sumter 29 Mar 1993 Stanton, Lee E.
s.n.		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
JSU112198 Calhoun 16 Apr 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
138		 JSU
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AUA_ACC_71757 Marengo 6 Feb 2009 ENGLAND, J. KEVIN
1581		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
JSU112200 Calhoun 06 Apr 1983 Reedy, Jane
34		 JSU
Oxalis articulata Savigny
TROY000046233 Lowndes 22 Mar 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28128		 TROY
Oxalis articulata Savigny
JSU112205 Lee 19 Nov 1973 Stevens, Ann
221		 JSU
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AUA_ACC_71086 Mobile 14 May 2013 BARGER, T.WAYNE
SP994		 AUA
OXALIS ARTICULATA SAVIGNY
AUA_ACC_22141 Lee 17 May 1970 WILLIAMS, S.A.
158		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
UWAL0039735 Lowndes 22 Mar 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28128		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AMAL00012543 Pike 23 Sep 2004 Hansen, Curtis J.
1673		 AMAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UWAL0046178 Autauga 02 Mar 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1529		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
TROY000041131 Elmore 14 Apr 2012 Pullen, Robert
377		 TROY
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UNA00023025 Tuscaloosa 26 Mar 1955 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Oxalis rubra St.-Hil.
JSU112202 Calhoun 09 May 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Oxalis articulata Savigny
TROY000007594 Escambia 29 Apr 1995 Brittain, Cynthia L.
96		 TROY
Oxalis rubra Saint-Hilaire
UNA00069987 Sumter 25 Feb 2009 England, J. Kevin
1620		 UNA
Oxalis rubra St.-Hil.
TROY000054119 Shelby 20 Nov 2023 Fowler, Daniel J.
88		 TROY
Oxalis articulata Savigny
JSU112211 Talladega 17 May 1970 Tudor, Sims
s.n.		 JSU
Oxalis articulata Savigny
AUA_ACC_48063 Elmore 14 Apr 1973 HARWELL, W.CHARLES
105		 AUA
OXALIS RUBRA ST.-HIL.
JSU112208 Mobile 27 Mar 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
1198		 JSU
Oxalis articulata Savigny
UWAL0016443 Henry 10 Apr 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24957		 UWAL
Oxalis articulata Savigny
TROY000048578 Autauga 02 Mar 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1529		 TROY
Oxalis articulata Savigny
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