Oxalis purpurea L. is a plant in the Oxalidaceae family, order Oxalidales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Oxalis purpurea L. (Oxalis purpurea L.)
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Oxalis purpurea L.

Oxalis purpurea L.

Oxalis purpurea L. is a bulb-growing perennial herb with three dark green hairy leaflets per leaf.

Family
Genus
Oxalis
Order
Oxalidales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Oxalis purpurea L.

Oxalis purpurea L. is a perennial herb that grows from bulbs. It produces a small number of basal leaves and flowers. Each leaf is composed of three hairy leaflets, which come in a range of shapes and are dark green when fresh. As the leaves dry, they develop brown streaks and spots.

Photo: (c) Hayley-May Wittridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Hayley-May Wittridge · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Oxalidales Oxalidaceae Oxalis

More from Oxalidaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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