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Photo by Jim Robbins, Plants.ces.ncsu.edu.


The rhizomes by J. Richard Abbott, Inaturalist.org.


The flowers from Plantsam.com.


Exposed plant by J. Richard Abbott, Inaturalist.org.


One more flower by Egon Krogsgaard, Powo.science.kew.org.

Author: 

M.J.C: Lélorgne de Savigny, 1798

Family: 

OXALIDACEAE

Origin: 

Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil (Temperate World)

Soil: 

Sandy - Mix

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

4 Centimetres

Height: 

20-30 Centimetres

Flower: 

White - Pink - Violet

Propagate: 

Seeds/Rhizomes

Names: 

Pink Wood Sorrel, Windowbox Wood-Sorrel, Pink Sorrel, Shamrock Oxalis, Pink Shamrock

Synonyms: 

A lot, see below....

This member of the Oxalidaceae family was given this name by Marie Jules César Lélorgne de Savigny in 1798. It is found in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil - and brought around the world, growing in a sandy or other well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres in diameter, fifteen centimetres long, the entire plant to 20 or 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are from white over pink to violet.

The genera name means 'sharp, pungent', as to leaf taste. The species name means 'jointed'; separating freely as in leaf fall.

Synonyms:
Acetosella articulata (Savigny) Kuntze
Acetosella platensis (A.St.-Hil. & Naudin) Kuntze
Acetosella rubra (A.St.-Hil.) Kuntze
Oxalis arechavaletae Herter
Oxalis articulata f. crassipes (Urb.) Lourteig
Oxalis articulata subsp. floribunda (Lehm.) B.Bock
Oxalis articulata f. guttata (Arechav.) Osten ex R.Knuth
Oxalis articulata f. halophila (Arechav.) Osten ex R.Knuth
Oxalis articulata var. hirsuta Progel
Oxalis articulata subsp. nodulosa Beauverd & Felipp.
Oxalis articulata subsp. rubra (A.St.-Hil.) Lourteig
Oxalis articulata var. sericea Progel
Oxalis canterae Arechav.
Oxalis chilensis Pers.
Oxalis crassipes Urb.
Oxalis dumicola Arechav.
Oxalis floribunda Lehm.
Oxalis glandulosa Larrañaga
Oxalis guttata Arechav.
Oxalis halophila Arechav.
Oxalis lasiandra Graham
Oxalis lasiopetala var. pubescens Progel
Oxalis lasiophylla A.St.-Hil. & Naudin
Oxalis monticola var. sericea R.Knuth
Oxalis platensis A.St.-Hil. & Naudin
Oxalis praecox Lehm.
Oxalis pseudostipulata Arechav.
Oxalis racemosa Savigny
Oxalis rivalis Arechav.
Oxalis rubra A.St.-Hil.
Oxalis sericea Arechav.
Oxalis tubistipula Steud. ex F.Phil.