Oxalis corniculata

ClassificationDicots
FamilyOxalidaceae
Family (Traditional)Oxalidaceae
GenusOxalis
Species:Oxalis corniculata L.
Common NameCreeping Woodsorrel; Creeping Ladys Sorrel
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Annual; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Region of Origin: South America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: clover-like; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 3; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sexuality: monoecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Acetosella corniculata Acetosella corniculata (L.) Kuntze
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Planch.
Oxalis corniculata var. langloisii Oxalis corniculata var. langloisii (Small) Wieg.
Oxalis corniculata var. lupulina Oxalis corniculata var. lupulina (R. Knuth) Zucc.
Oxalis corniculata var. macrophylla Oxalis corniculata var. macrophylla Arsene ex R. Knuth
Oxalis corniculata var. minor Oxalis corniculata var. minor Laing
Oxalis corniculata var. reptans Oxalis corniculata var. reptans Laing
Oxalis corniculata var. villosa Oxalis corniculata var. villosa (Bieb.) Hohen.
Oxalis corniculata var. viscidula Oxalis corniculata var. viscidula Wieg.
Oxalis langloisii Oxalis langloisii (Small) Fedde
Oxalis pusilla Oxalis pusilla Salisb.
Oxalis repens Oxalis repens Thunb.
Oxalis villosa Oxalis villosa Bieb.
Xanthoxalis corniculata Xanthoxalis corniculata (L.) Small
Xanthoxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Xanthoxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea (Planch.) Moldenke
Xanthoxalis langloisii Xanthoxalis langloisii Small
Xanthoxalis repens Xanthoxalis repens (Thunb.) Moldenke

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bell (KY), Calloway (KY), Garrard (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Laurel (KY), Logan (KY), Madison (KY), Montgomery (KY), Pendleton (KY), Pike (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Smith (TN), Tipton (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1937 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
HTTU011098 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Oxalis corniculata
HTTU011094 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Oxalis corniculata
MTSU011360 Williamson Tennessee 22 Apr 1998 Steve Andrews
 MTSU
Oxalis corniculata
UCHT032468 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Oxalis corniculata
SWMT02077 Tennessee 20 May 1938 Dickson- M.N.
 SWMT
Oxalis corniculata
SWMT02078 Tennessee 19 Apr 1937
SWMT
Oxalis corniculata
SWMT02076 Shelby Tennessee 26 May 1938 W. W. W.
130		 SWMT
Oxalis corniculata
MEM014503 Tipton Tennessee 11 Apr 1970 Sarah J. Warrington
550		 MEM
Oxalis corniculata
MEM020363 Shelby Tennessee 16 Nov 2015 S.M. Ballou Jr.
18		 MEM
Oxalis corniculata
31234100562949 Madison Kentucky 24 Jul 2001 Ronald L. Jones
 EKY
Oxalis corniculata
BEREA017517 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Oxalis corniculata
BEREA017516 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Oxalis corniculata
TENN-V-0134399 Pike Kentucky
TENN
Oxalis corniculata
HTTU011127 Logan Kentucky
HTTU
Oxalis repens
HTTU011101 Smith Tennessee
HTTU
Oxalis corniculata
UCHT032472 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Oxalis corniculata
BEREA017523 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Oxalis corniculata
HTTU011100 Davidson Tennessee
HTTU
Oxalis corniculata
MTSU011333 Rutherford Tennessee 18 Apr 2007 Kathryn Richards
15		 MTSU
Oxalis corniculata
MTSU011361 Davidson Tennessee 28 Apr 1951 E. Strobel
 MTSU
Oxalis corniculata
UCHT032473 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Oxalis corniculata
UCHT032471 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Oxalis corniculata
UCHT032470 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Oxalis corniculata
UTM00930 Tennessee
UTM
Oxalis corniculata
31234100562956 Laurel Kentucky 12 May 1989 Ralph L. Thompson
89-639		 EKY
Oxalis corniculata
BEREA017521 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Oxalis corniculata
HTTU011099 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Oxalis corniculata
HTTU011102 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Oxalis corniculata
MTSU011350 Rutherford Tennessee 29 Mar 1986 Gregory Humphreys
15		 MTSU
Oxalis corniculata
BEREA017519 Jackson Kentucky
BEREA
Oxalis corniculata
BEREA017515 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Oxalis corniculata
MTSU011359 Rutherford Tennessee 26 Apr 1989 Nicole Benoy
 MTSU
Oxalis corniculata
MTSU011335 Maury Tennessee 27 Apr 2007 Jill Price
47		 MTSU
Oxalis corniculata
MTSU011362 Tennessee
MTSU
Oxalis corniculata
BEREA017518 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Oxalis corniculata
BEREA017522 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Oxalis corniculata
APSC0116123 Montgomery Kentucky
APSC
Oxalis corniculata
HTTU011097 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Oxalis corniculata
HTTU011096 Tennessee
HTTU
Oxalis corniculata
MTSU011358 Rutherford Tennessee 18 Apr 2007 Brandon Richards
15		 MTSU
Oxalis corniculata
MTSU011357 Rutherford Tennessee 13 Apr 2011 W. Ewing Sellers
33		 MTSU
Oxalis corniculata
UOS04665 Franklin Tennessee 28 Jun 2011 Jon Evans
 UOS
Oxalis corniculata
31234100562931 Garrard Kentucky 21 Apr 2010 W. W. Overbeck
331		 EKY
Oxalis corniculata
BEREA017520 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Oxalis corniculata
31973000016888 Pendleton Kentucky
KNK
Oxalis corniculata
APSC0076750 Jefferson Kentucky 22 Sep 1989 Max Medley
 APSC
Oxalis corniculata
HTTU011095 Hamilton Tennessee
HTTU
Oxalis corniculata
UCHT032469 Tennessee
UCHT
Oxalis corniculata
UCHT032467 Tennessee
UCHT
Oxalis corniculata
MEM009786 Shelby Tennessee 09 Apr 1971 John E. Thompson
69		 MEM
Oxalis corniculata
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Oxalis corniculata - Dwayne Estes
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