Oxalis debilis

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Family:OXALIDACEAE
Species:Oxalis debilis Kunth
Common Name:Pink Wood Sorrel; South American Wood Sorrel; Large Flower Pink Sorrel
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Pink Wood Sorrel is an introduced perennial herb in the Wood-Sorrel family (Oxalidaceae). It can be found in the southern half of Alabama. Pink Wood Sorrel occurs in lawns, on vacant lots, in urban woodlands, and on roadsides. It is an acaulous perennial forming large clumps from clusters of bulblets. The bulb scales are 3-nerved. Rhizomes are absent. Leaves are long petiolate, with three heart-shaped leaflets. The leaves are pubescent on the upper surface and glabrous on the lower surface. Distinct dots of oxalate deposits are visible, especially towards the margins of the leaflets. Flowers are produced in cymes. Each cyme has 8-14 lavender or rose 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 large orange bumps near their apex. The fruit is a capsule. Pink Wood Sorrel is an old-fashioned plant often found around older homes. It can be used in a low border. Plants in our area rarely produce seed, but they can be propagated by separating the numerous bublets.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyOXALIDACEAE - Wood-Sorrel family
Genus Oxalis
Species Oxalis debilis Kunth - Pink Wood Sorrel; South American Wood Sorrel; Large Flower Pink Sorrel

Citation

Citation Oxalis debilis Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 5: 236. 1821 [1822].
Basionym: **
Type: VENEZUELA: Distrito Federal: Between La Venta Grande and Caracas, Jan 1800, Humboldt & Bonpland s.n. [681] (holotype: P).

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Acetosella martiana Acetosella martiana (Zuccarini) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 90. 1891.Oxalis martiana Zuccarini 1825. 
Acetosella debilis Acetosella debilis (Kunth) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 92. 1891.Oxalis debilis Kunth 1822. 
Ionoxalis martiana Ionoxalis martiana (Zuccarini) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 665, 1332. 1903.Oxalis martiana Zuccarini 1825. 
Oxalis corymbosa Oxalis corymbosa de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 696. 1824. TYPE: REUNION ISLAND: Without data (lectotype: G-DC). Lectotypified by Denton, Publ. Mus. Michigan State Univ., Biol. Ser. 4: 508. 1973.
Oxalis debilis subsp. corymbosa Oxalis debilis Kunth, subsp. corymbosa (de Candolle) O. Bolòs & Vigo, Fl. Països Catalans 2: 286. 1990.Oxalis corymbosa de Candolle 1824. 
Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa Oxalis debilis Kunth, var. corymbosa (de Candolle) Lourteig, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 67: 840. 1981.Oxalis corymbosa de Candolle 1824. 
Oxalis martiana Oxalis martiana Zuccarini, Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München 9: 144. 1825. TYPE: BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro, s.d., Martius s.n. (lectotype: M). Lectotypified by Denton, Publ. Mus. Michigan State Univ., Biol. Ser. 4: 508. 1973.

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: Baldwin, Bullock, Chilton, Conecuh, Covington, Dallas, Geneva, Houston, Lee, Madison, Mobile, Sumter

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, TROY, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2019 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000036158 Covington 13 Sep 2001 Hansen, Curtis J.
5279		 AUA
Oxalis Debilis Kunth
UWAL0038472 Mobile 10 Apr 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7571		 UWAL
Oxalis debilis Kunth
UWAL0017674 Houston 23 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26180		 UWAL
Oxalis debilis Kunth
UWAL0005576 Sumter 16 Apr 2004 Blanks, Angie P.
78		 UWAL
Oxalis debilis Kunth
AMAL00011696 Mobile 10 Mar 2012 Horne, Howard E.
1739		 AMAL
Oxalis debilis Kunth
UWAL0049319 Bullock 03 Jun 2017 Horne, Howard E.
3950		 UWAL
Oxalis debilis Kunth
TROY000045135 Geneva 09 Feb 2017 Byrd, Cameron
733		 TROY
Oxalis debilis Kunth
AMAL00009570 Mobile 11 Dec 2004 Horne, Howard E.
994		 AMAL
Oxalis debilis Kunth
UWAL0056263 Chilton 14 Apr 2019 England, Kevin J.
10102		 UWAL
Oxalis debilis Kunth
TROY000044677 Geneva 23 Feb 2017 Byrd, Cameron
795		 TROY
Oxalis debilis Kunth
UWAL0005574 Geneva 06 Mar 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18730		 UWAL
Oxalis debilis Kunth
ALNHS00008549 Madison 05 May 1993 Oberholster, Chris
CO#651		 ALNHS
Oxalis debilis Kunth
UWAL0044521 Baldwin 20 May 2005 Larsen, Harry S.
1434		 UWAL
Oxalis debilis Kunth
AUA000037843 Covington 24 Oct 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5313		 AUA
Oxalis Debilis Kunth
ALNHS00003471 Houston 3 Mar 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
DTP-50		 ALNHS
Oxalis debilis Kunth
TROY000021835 Geneva 06 Mar 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18730		 TROY
Oxalis debilis Kunth
TROY000042045 Houston 23 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26180		 TROY
Oxalis debilis Kunth
TROY000022881 Sumter 25 Feb 2009 England, J. Kevin
1620		 TROY
Oxalis debilis Kunth
AMAL00015095 Geneva 06 Mar 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18730		 AMAL
Oxalis debilis Kunth
TROY000045066 Geneva 23 Feb 2017 Byrd, Cameron
801		 TROY
Oxalis debilis Kunth
TROY000043768 Geneva 10 Dec 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
27116		 TROY
Oxalis debilis Kunth
ALNHS00004392 Lee 04 Apr 2016 Taylor, Chris T.
CSP-290		 ALNHS
Oxalis debilis Kunth
TROY000007619 Conecuh 28 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17445		 TROY
Oxalis debilis Kunth
AMAL00020264 Dallas 15 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
103		 AMAL
Oxalis corymbosa DC.
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