species 7,195 observations
Oregon Woodsorrel
Oxalis oregana
Field notes
Oxalis oregana, known as redwood sorrel or Oregon oxalis, is a species of the wood sorrel family, Oxalidaceae, in the genus Oxalis native to moist Douglas-fir and coast redwood forests of western North America from southwestern British Columbia to Washington, Oregon, and northern California. The species is now recognized as distinct from Oxalis smalliana, with which it was previously conflated.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
California Black, Wedgling Moth, Wandering Tiger Moth
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Variable Duskyface Fly, Woodsorrel Mite, Common Ground Dove, Grasshopper Sparrow
11
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Margined White, Goldenrod Crab Spider, Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Greater Bee Fly
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Pegomya pseudobicolor
1
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Ground covers
- Light
- Full shade
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Drought tolerant
- No
- Plant type
- Ground cover Perennial Wildflower
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.