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The genus Oxalis is in the family Oxalidaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Oxalis

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Oxalis acetosella L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis acuminata Schltdl. & Cham.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis adenodes Sond.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis adenophylla Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis adspersa Eckl. & Zeyh.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis albicans Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis algoensis Eckl. & Zeyh.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis alpina (Rose) Rose ex R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis alstonii Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis alvimii Lourteig	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis ambigua Jacq.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis amplifolia (Trel.) Tidestr.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis andina Britton	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis annae F. Bol.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis arachnoidea Progel	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis arbuscula Barnéoud	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis arenaria Bertero	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis areolata Taub.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis argentina R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis articulata Savigny	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis atacamensis Reiche	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis bakeriana Exell	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis barrelieri L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis bartolomensis R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis bela-vitoriae Lourteig	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis beneprotecta Dinter ex R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis benjaminii Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis bipartita A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis bisecta Norlind	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis bisfracta Turcz.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis boliviana Britton	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis bowiei Herb. ex Lindl.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis brasiliensis G. Lodd.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis bulbocastanum Phil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis caerulea (Small) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis caesia Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis calachaccensis R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis californica (Abrams) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis callosa R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis calva Progel	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis campanensis Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis caucensis R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis cinerea Zucc.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis clandestina Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis clematodes Donn. Sm.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis colchaguensis Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis compacta Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis confertifolia (Kuntze) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis confertissima A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis conorrhiza Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis corniculata L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis cotagaitensis R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis cratensis Hook.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis cuzcensis R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis cytisoides C. Mart. & Zucc.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis davyana R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis debilis Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis decaphylla Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis dentata Jacq.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis deppei Lodd. ex Sweet	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis depressa Eckl. & Zeyh.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis diamantinae R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis dichondrifolia A. Gray	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis dimidiata Donn. Sm.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis dines Ornduff	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis discolor Klotzsch	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis distincta R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis divergens Benth. ex Lindl.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis doceana Lourteig	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis dolichopoda Diels	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis dombeyi A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis droseroides E. Mey. ex Sond.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis drummondii A. Gray	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis dumetorum Barnéoud	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis ebracteata Savign.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis ecuadorensis R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis elegans Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis engleriana Schltr.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis enneaphylla Cav.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis eremobia Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis ericoides R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis eriocarpa DC.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis eriolepis Wedd.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis erosa R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis erythrorrhiza Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis europaea Jord.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis exilis A.Cunn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis extensa SALTER	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis fabifolia Jacq.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis falcatula SALTER	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis famatinae R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis fendleri Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis flagellata (Rusby) Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis flava L.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis flaviuscula SALTER	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis floribunda Lehm.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis foveolata Turcz.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis frutescens L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis geralensis R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis gigantea Barnéoud	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis glabra Thunb.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis glabrata (Baker) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis glauca Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis griffithii Edgew. & Hook. f.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis grisea A. St.-Hil. & Naudin	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis hedysarifolia Raddi	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis hedysaroides Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis hepatica Norlind	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis hernandezii DC.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis heterophylla DC.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis hispidula Zucc.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis hochreutineri J.F. Macbr.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis holosericea Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis hyalotricha Lourteig	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis hypsophila Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis illinoensis Schwegman	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis incana Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis incarnata L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis insignis Sprague	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis integra R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis interior (Small) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis irreperta Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis jacquiniana Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis jamesonii Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis jasminifolia Norlind	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis johnstonii R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis juruensis Diels	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis kalbreyeri Lourteig	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis laciniata Cav.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis lasiandra Zucc.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis lasiopetala Zucc.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis lateriflora Jacq.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis latifolia Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis lawsonii Bol. F.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis laxa Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis leptogramma SALTER	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis leptopodes G. Don	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis lespedezioides G. Don	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis leucophylla Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis linarantha Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis lindneri R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis linearis Jacq.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis lomana Diels	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis longissima (Kuntze) K. Schum.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis loricata Dusén	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis lotoides Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis lucumayensis R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis luederitzii Schinz	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis lunulata Zucc.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis luteola Jacq.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis macbridei R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis macrocarpa (Small) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis macrorrhiza Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis madrensis S. Watson	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis magellanica G. Forst.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis magnifica (Rose) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis matancillae Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis medicaginea Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis megalorrhiza Jacq.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis melilotoides Zucc.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis micrantha Bertero ex Savi	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis microcarpa Benth.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis minima Steud.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis mira Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis mollis Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis mollissima (Rusby) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis monticola Arechav.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis morenoensis Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis mucronulata Norlind	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis multicaulis Eckl. & Zeyh.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis muscoides Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis myriophylla A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis nahuelhuapiensis Speg.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis nelsonii (Small) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis niederleiniana Hieron. ex R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis niederleinii R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis novae-caledoniae R. Knuth & Schlechter	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis novae-guineensis Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis nubigena Walp.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis nudiflora Sessé & Moc. ex DC.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis oaxacana (Rose ex R. Knuth) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis obliquifolia Steud. ex A.Rich.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis obtriangulata Maxim.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis obtusa Jacq.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis odonellii Lourteig	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis oregana Nutt.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis oreocharis Diels	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis ornithopus Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis ortgiesii Regel	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis ovalleana Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis pachyrrhiza Wedd.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis pallens Eckl. & Zeyh.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis paranaensis Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis peduncularis Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis pedunculata (Chodat & Wilczek) Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis penicillata Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis pennelliana R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis perdicaria (Molina) Bertero	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis peruviana Norlind	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis pes-caprae L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis petrophila R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis phaeotricha Diels	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis phaseolifolia (Rusby) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis phloxidiflora Schltr.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis pickeringii A. Gray	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis pinguiculacea R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis platylepis Wedd.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis potamophila Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis pretoensis Lourteig	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis primavera (Rose) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis pseudocernua R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis pseudoviolacea R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis psoraleoides Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis ptychoclada Diels	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis purpurea L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis pycnophylla Wedd.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis recticaulis Sond.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis refracta A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis renifolia R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis rhombeo-ovata A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis rhombifolia Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis ricardii Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis rigida (Barnéoud) Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis riparia Norlind	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis robusta (Rose ex Small) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis rosea Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis rubens Haw.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis rufescens Turcz.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis rugeliana Urb.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis rupestris A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis sanmiguelii R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis sanromanii Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis sarmentosa Zucc.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis scandens Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis sellowiana Zucc.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis sellowii Spreng.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis semiloba Sond.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis sepium A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis serpens A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis sleumeri Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis sonderiana SALTER	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis spiralis G.Don	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis spruceana Progel	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis squamata Zucc.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis squamoso-radicosa Steud.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis squarrosa Barnéoud	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis stricta L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis strictula Steud.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis subacaulis Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis subvillosa Norlind	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis tabaconasensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis tacorensis Burtt	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis telmatica Lourteig	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis tenella Jacq.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis teneriensis R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis tenerrima R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis tenuifolia Jacq.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis tessmannii R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis tetraphylla Cav.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis thelyoxys Focke	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis tortuosa Lindl.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis triangularis A. St.-Hil.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis trilliifolia Hook.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis trollii R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis tuberosa Molina	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis unduavensis (Rusby) R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis urubambensis R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis valdiviensis Barnéoud	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis variifolia Steud.	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis veadeirosensis Lourteig	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Oxalis virgosa Molina	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis williamsii R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis xiphophylla Baker	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis yacutulensis R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Oxalis zamorana Lourteig	Accepted		TRO

Statistics

The Plant List includes 1,541 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Oxalis. Of these 275 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 279 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Oxalis. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 1,541 species names for the genus Oxalis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	275	17.8%
◕	Synonym	725	47.0%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	541	35.1%

All names

The status of the 1,820 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Oxalis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	321	17.6%
◕	Synonym	926	50.9%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	573	31.5%

Of these names,

• 1 are recorded as invalid
• 6 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 1,541 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Oxalis, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Medium confidence	272	704	0	0	976	63.3%
	Low confidence	3	21	0	541	565	36.7%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Oxalis, are as follows: