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pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 220, February 162, March 254, April 400, May 576, June 628, July 672, August 578, September 425, October 317, November 173, December 135.
United States7,805
Alaska4,541
United Kingdom1,944
England1,807
Italy1,673
North Carolina1,425
France1,160
Centro722
New Zealand646
California627

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Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderWoodsorrels, Quandongs, and Allies · Oxalidales
FamilyWoodsorrel Family · Oxalidaceae
GenusWoodsorrels · Oxalis

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