Oxalis montana

Classification	Dicots
Family	Oxalidaceae
Family (Traditional)	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Oxalis
Species:	Oxalis montana Raf.
Common Name	Mountain Woodsorrel
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; 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: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; 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	7
Status	Native; EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G5 (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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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Harlan (KY), Laurel (KY), Letcher (KY), McCreary (KY), Menifee (KY), Wolfe (KY), Carter (TN), Monroe (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100755386	McCreary	Kentucky	18 Apr 1979	Richard H. Hannan 1291	EKY Oxalis montana
ETSU007463	Unicoi	Tennessee	30 May 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Oxalis montana
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	13 May 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Oxalis montana
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	28 May 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Oxalis montana
APSC0109310	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Oxalis montana
APSC0070959	Menifee	Kentucky	10 Aug 1988	Max Medley	APSC Oxalis montana
APSC0109312	Letcher	Kentucky			APSC Oxalis montana
APSC0073466	Wolfe	Kentucky	27 Jun 1988	Max Medley	APSC Oxalis montana
APSC0070298	Wolfe	Kentucky	27 Jun 1988	Max Medley	APSC Oxalis montana
APSC0102357	Wolfe	Kentucky			APSC Oxalis montana
31234100755352	Wolfe	Kentucky	08 Sep 1988	Julian Campbell s.n.	EKY Oxalis montana
BEREA017558	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Oxalis montana
APSC0085148	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Oxalis montana
31234100755394	McCreary	Kentucky	26 May 1980	Rob Jacobs 147803	EKY Oxalis montana
31234100755360	Menifee	Kentucky	21 Jun 1987	R. C. Clark 21167	EKY Oxalis montana
APSC0008576	Carter	Tennessee			APSC Oxalis Montana
ETSU035015	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Oxalis montana
UCHT042531	Monroe	Tennessee			UCHT Oxalis montana
31234100562915	Menifee	Kentucky	21 Jun 1987	A. Rentas 125	EKY Oxalis montana
APSC0109732	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Oxalis montana
31234100755402	Laurel	Kentucky	10 May 1979	Richard H. Hannan 1560	EKY Oxalis montana
31234100755378	Menifee	Kentucky	19 Jun 1979	Richard H. Hannan 2352	EKY Oxalis montana
BEREA017560	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Oxalis montana
TENN-V-0133978	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Oxalis montana
APSC0109313	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Oxalis montana
ETSU008596	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Oxalis montana

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Oxalis montana

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