Oxalis virginea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Oxalidaceae |
| Genus: | Oxalis |
| Species: | O. virginea
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxalis virginea | |
Oxalis virginea, commonly known as Virgin sorrel, is a species from the genus Oxalis.[1] It is endemic to South Africa. O. virginea was first described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1798.[2][3] This species is apparently lacking a type specimen.[4]
Description[edit]
Oxalis virginea has a stem of 1 to 4 cm in length, often branched, and densely hairy. In cultivation the stem can be longer.[4] It is single flowered, terminal, with hairy peduncles, barely 1cm long. Each peduncle has two bracts.[4] The flowers are white, 1.3–1.5 cm long, and hairy.[4]
Range[edit]
This species is found in South Africa.[2][5][6]
Conservation status[edit]
Oxalis virginea is regarded as being rare but not threatened.[7]
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Oxalis virginea (Virgin Sorrel)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ a b Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2019). "Oxalis virginea Jacq". GBIF. GBIF Secretariat. doi:10.15468/39omei. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Jacquin, Nikolaus Joseph (1798). Plantarum rariorum horti caesarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones. Vol. 3. Viennae: Apud C. F. Wappler. p. 13.
- ^ a b c d Salter, Terence Macleave (1944-11-01). "The genus Oxalis in South Africa". Journal of South African Botany. 1: 1–355.
- ^ "Oxalis virginea Jacq". Plants of the World Online. 2017. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Oxalis virginea". www.rhs.org.uk. 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. 2006. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
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