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European Hop-hornbeam
Betulaceae

European Hop-hornbeam

Ostrya carpinifolia Scop.

Ostrya carpinifolia is a deciduous broadleaf tree native to parts of Europe and West Asia, with heavy hard wood used historically for tools.

American hophornbeam
Betulaceae

American hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K.Koch

Ostrya virginiana (American hophornbeam) is a small deciduous understory tree native to North and Central America with various uses.

Poet's Cassia
Santalaceae

Poet's Cassia

Osyris alba L.

Osyris alba L. is a hemiparasitic broom-like shrub, widespread across the Mediterranean basin, western Asia, and North Africa.

Cape Sumach
Santalaceae

Cape Sumach

Osyris compressa (P.J.Bergius) A.DC.

Osyris compressa (Cape sumach) is a hemiparasitic South African shrub or small tree used ornamentally and for coastal dune stabilization.

African Sandalwood
Santalaceae

African Sandalwood

Osyris lanceolata Steud. & Hochst. ex A.DC.

Osyris lanceolata (African sandalwood) is a semi-parasitic plant harvested for its scented wood and essential oil

creeping mountain foxglove
Plantaginaceae

creeping mountain foxglove

Ourisia caespitosa Hook.fil.

Ourisia caespitosa is an endemic New Zealand perennial herb common in high-elevation areas across the country's three main islands.

mountain foxglove
Plantaginaceae

mountain foxglove

Ourisia macrophylla Hook.

Ourisia macrophylla Hook. is a large perennial herb endemic to New Zealand, growing in damp sheltered forest and subalpine areas.

European wood-sorrel
Oxalidaceae

European wood-sorrel

Oxalis acetosella L.

Oxalis acetosella L. is a small, shade-tolerant woodland plant with trifoliate leaves and five-petaled white flowers, native to Eurasia.

pink-sorrel
Oxalidaceae

pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata Savigny

Oxalis articulata Savigny is a perennial pink-flowered herb with known edible, ornamental and weed-suppressing uses.

Lavender Sorrel
Oxalidaceae

Lavender Sorrel

Oxalis barrelieri L.

Oxalis barrelieri L. is a 20-150 cm tall flowering plant native to the Americas, often considered a weed across Pacific islands.

Biffed Sorrel
Oxalidaceae

Biffed Sorrel

Oxalis bifida Thunb.

Oxalis bifida Thunb. is an edible endemic South African geophyte that favors shade and is susceptible to a specific anther-smut fungus.

Bowie's woodsorrel
Oxalidaceae

Bowie's woodsorrel

Oxalis bowiei W.T.Aiton ex G.Don

Oxalis bowiei is a South African Oxalis species naturalized in Australia, named for 19th-century plant collector James Bowie.

Goat's-foot
Oxalidaceae

Goat's-foot

Oxalis caprina Thunb.

Oxalis caprina, or Goat's foot, is a short-stemmed South African bluish-flowered plant in the genus Oxalis.

Creeping Woodsorrel
Oxalidaceae

Creeping Woodsorrel

Oxalis corniculata L.

Oxalis corniculata L. is a widely distributed creeping weed with edible tangy leaves and vitamin C.

Largeflower pink-sorrel
Oxalidaceae

Largeflower pink-sorrel

Oxalis debilis Kunth

Oxalis debilis Kunth is a bulbous, originally South American cosmopolitan plant with edible parts and cultivated varieties.

slender yellow woodsorrel
Oxalidaceae

slender yellow woodsorrel

Oxalis dillenii Jacq.

Oxalis dillenii is a North American-origin woodsorrel species, often considered a weed, that grows worldwide.

Drummond's woodsorrel
Oxalidaceae

Drummond's woodsorrel

Oxalis drummondii A.Gray

Oxalis drummondii, or Drummond's wood-sorrel, is a tuberous flowering geophyte native to Texas and northern Mexico.

least yellow-sorrel
Oxalidaceae

least yellow-sorrel

Oxalis exilis A.Cunn.

Oxalis exilis, common names least yellow sorrel and shady woodsorrel, is a small herb found in Australia and New Zealand.

Yellow Sorrel
Oxalidaceae

Yellow Sorrel

Oxalis flava L.

Oxalis flava L. is a rhizomatous, stemless clumping Oxalis with multiple leaflets per leaf and five-petaled flowers that vary by variety.

Carpet Sorrel
Oxalidaceae

Carpet Sorrel

Oxalis glabra Thunb.

Oxalis glabra is an invasive South African plant now found in southwestern Australia, difficult to eradicate and a concern for native species and livestock.

great yellow woodsorrel
Oxalidaceae

great yellow woodsorrel

Oxalis grandis Small

Oxalis grandis is an annual herb in the woodsorrel family, native to the eastern US, blooming yellow from May to June.

Oxalis griffithii Edgew. & Hook.fil.
Oxalidaceae

Oxalis griffithii Edgew. & Hook.fil.

Oxalis griffithii Edgew. & Hook.fil.

Oxalis griffithii is a small stemless perennial flowering plant found across East and South Asia, growing in shady forest habitats.

Tropical woodsorrel
Oxalidaceae

Tropical woodsorrel

Oxalis hirta L.

Oxalis hirta, tropical woodsorrel, is an endemic flowering plant of the genus Oxalis native to southwestern South Africa.

Pale pink-sorrel
Oxalidaceae

Pale pink-sorrel

Oxalis incarnata L.

Oxalis incarnata is a perennial ornamental flowering woodsorrel native to southern Africa, introduced elsewhere.

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