genus
Woodsorrels
Oxalis
Field notes
Children
- Palmate-leaved Oxalis 18 native
- Bermuda Buttercup introduced
- Purple Woodsorrel introduced
- Yelloweye Woodsorrel
- Pale Pink-sorrel introduced
- Manyleaf Sorrel
- Golden Sorrel
- Tropical Woodsorrel present
- Goat's-foot
- Yellow Sorrel
- Carpet Sorrel
- Fynbos Sorrel
- West Indian Woodsorrel present
- Tile Sorrel
- Palmtree Sorrel
- Vernal Pool Sorrel
- Oxalis copiosa
- Palmleaf Sorrel
- Pinnate-leaved Oxalis
- Simple-leaved Oxalis
- Multi-rectiverse Sorrels
- Bulbil and Bulb Sorrels
- Midlands Sorrel Complex
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native woodsorrels All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Oregon Woodsorrel
Oxalis oregana
caterpillars
3
food
11
flowers
23
shelter
1
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Upright Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis stricta
caterpillars
2
food
20
flowers
60
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Redwood Sorrel
Oxalis smalliana
caterpillars
2
food
11
flowers
19
-
California Woodsorrel
Oxalis californica
caterpillars
2
food
11
flowers
19
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Hairy Woodsorrel
Oxalis pilosa
caterpillars
2
food
11
flowers
18
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Suksdorf's Woodsorrel
Oxalis suksdorfii
caterpillars
2
food
10
flowers
18
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Trilliumleaf Woodsorrel
Oxalis trilliifolia
caterpillars
2
food
10
flowers
17
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Slender Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis dillenii
caterpillars
1
food
20
flowers
40
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Violet Woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
caterpillars
1
food
13
flowers
63
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Great Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis grandis
caterpillars
1
food
12
flowers
23
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Small's Woodsorrel
Oxalis colorea
caterpillars
1
food
12
flowers
19
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Flowering Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis florida
caterpillars
1
food
12
flowers
19
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Mountain Woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
caterpillars
1
food
11
flowers
26
-
Texas Woodsorrel
Oxalis texana
caterpillars
1
food
11
flowers
24
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Hairy Woodsorrel
Oxalis albicans
caterpillars
1
food
11
flowers
19