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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderOxalidales
- FamilyOxalidaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Peru
Observations recorded3,366
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 484
- With media
- 195
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Collections
- US, NY, UFC, IPA, UFPB, MNHN
- Recorded in
- United States, Brazil, Brasil
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Encyclopedic overview
Fall O. triangularis with green leaves, found in nature (southern Brazil)
Oxalis triangularis, commonly called false shamrock, is a species of perennial plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It is native to several countries in southern South America. This woodsorrel is typically grown as a houseplant but can be grown outside in USDA climate zones 8a–11, preferably in light shade.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oxalis triangularis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.