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Oxalis brasiliensis

Naturalised at Auckland. Aug 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

Brazilian oxalis

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

Red/Pink

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Oxalis

Family

Oxalidaceae

Authority

Oxalis brasiliensis Lodd.

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

2007

Origin

South America

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Tolerances

Cold sensitive

Life cycle and dispersal

Long-lived perennial herb, probably only reproduces by bulbils as seed is apparently not set in New Zealand. Dispersed in garden waste and rubbish, and by vegetative extension and then disarticulation

Other information

Etymology

oxalis: From the Greek word oxus meaning acid or sharp

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