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Creeping Woodsorrel
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Creeping Woodsorrel

Oxalis corniculata L.

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Names

EnglishCreeping Woodsorrel
DutchGehoornde klaverzuring
SpanishAcedera asiática
Chinese酢浆草
Scientific nameOxalis corniculata L.

About this species

Oxalis corniculata, the creeping woodsorrel, procumbent yellow sorrel or sleeping beauty, is a somewhat delicate-appearing, low-growing herbaceous plant in the family Oxalidaceae.

Oxalis corniculata is a small creeping type of woodsorrel that tends to grow well in moist climates. It resembles the common yellow woodsorrel, Oxalis stricta.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderOxalidales
FamilyOxalidaceae
GenusOxalis

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1916First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para1
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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