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false shamrock
Oxalis triangularis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Largeflower pink-sorrelOxalis debilis
upright yellow woodsorrelOxalis stricta
Garden pink-sorrelOxalis latifolia
violet woodsorrelOxalis violacea
Creeping WoodsorrelOxalis corniculata
Purple HeartTradescantia pallida
West Indian woodsorrelOxalis dehradunensis
pink-sorrelOxalis articulata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,159 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 399 |
| Texas | 164 |
| Brazil | 159 |
| Japan | 158 |
| China | 130 |
| Tokyo | 111 |
| Georgia | 102 |
| North Carolina | 91 |
| Ecuador | 59 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Woodsorrels, Quandongs, and Allies · Oxalidales |
| Family | Woodsorrel Family · Oxalidaceae |
| Genus | Woodsorrels · Oxalis |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise false shamrock with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.