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Purple woodsorrel

Oxalis purpurea

11,681 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 0, February 1, March 13, April 681, May 755, June 838, July 778, August 1,147, September 817, October 212, November 11, December 0.
South Africa5,253
Western Cape5,090
Australia1,491
Victoria847
Portugal390
United States354
California354
South Australia332
Western Australia249
New Zealand239

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

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

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