Oxalis stricta

Species category

Flower

Common name

common yellow oxalis, sheep sorrel, sourgrass, toad sorrel, yellow woodsorrel, erect woodsorrel, upright yellow wood-sorrel, upright yellow woodsorrel

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

EllipticElliptic:
Outline of an ellipse; greatest width midway sloping to an equally pointed apex and base.

Size

  • Length 1–1.2 mm 
  • Width 0.8–1 mm 
  • Thickness 0.2–0.3 mm 

Color

Brown

Texture

Very strong transverseTransverse:
Set crosswise, crossing or at right angles.
ridges

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is at the base and small.

Identification notes

Seed pointed at both ends, more so at basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
end. Margin flat, at right angles to the sides. TransverseTransverse:
Set crosswise, crossing or at right angles.
ridges are very high and come to a sharp edge.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Included

Nomenclature

Family

Oxalidaceae

Valid name

Oxalis stricta L.

Synonyms

Ceratoxalis coloradensis (Rydb.) Lunell
Ceratoxalis cymosa (Small) Lunell
Oxalis bushii (Small) Small
Oxalis coloradensis Rydb.
Oxalis cymosa Small
Oxalis europaea Jord.
Oxalis europaea
Jord. var. bushii (Small) Wiegand
Oxalis europaea Jord. var. rufa (Small) Young
Oxalis fontana Bunge
Oxalis fontana Bunge var. bushii (Small) H. Hara
Oxalis interior (Small) Fedde
Oxalis rufa Small
Oxalis stricta L. var. decumbens Bitter
Oxalis stricta L. var. piletocarpa Wiegand
Oxalis stricta L. var. rufa (Small) Farw.
Oxalis stricta L. var. villicaulis (Wiegand) Farw.
Xanthoxalis bushii Small
Xanthoxalis coloradensis (Rydb.) Rydb.
Xanthoxalis cymosa (Small) Small
Xanthoxalis dillenii (Jacq.) Holub var. piletocarpa (Wiegand) Holub
Xanthoxalis interior Small
Xanthoxalis rufa (Small) Small
Xanthoxalis stricta (L.) Small
Xanthoxalis stricta (L.) Small var. piletocarpa (Wiegand) Moldenke

 Oxalis stricta.  True seeds with very strong transverse ridges.
Oxalis stricta. True seeds with very strong transverse ridges.