Oxalis spiralis G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 755 1831. (syn: Acetosella pubescens Kuntze; Oxalis bifida Willd. ex Zucc.; Oxalis glandulosa (R.Knuth) Pittier [Illegitimate]; Oxalis glandulosa Jacq.; Oxalis knuthii Pittier [Invalid]; Oxalis pubescens Kunth [Illegitimate]; Oxalis pubescens var. elatior Vatke ex R. Knuth; Oxalis pubescens var. glandulosa R.Knuth; Oxalis saulierei R. Knuth; Oxalis spiralis var. glandulosa (R. Knuth) J.F. Macbr.; Oxalis spiralis subsp. spiralis ; Xanthoxalis spiralis (G.Don) Holub); . Colombia (Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Santander, Tolima, Valle), Peru, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz), Venezuela (Aragua, Barinas, Distrito Federal, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo), India (Tamil Nadu (introduced)) as per Catalogue of Life; .
Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week: Oxalidaceae-Oxalis spiralis from California-GS-16 : 4 posts by 4 authors. 3 images. Oxalis spiralis G. Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 755 1831 Common name: Spiral oxalis A carpet forming perennial herb with yellow spiral flowers, photographed from SFO Botanical Garden in California .
21022018PP3 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)- 4 MB. Location: Bombay Shola, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu Altitude: ~2100 m Date: 20/01/18 Habit: Herb Habitat: Gregarious, on the roadside Approx. height: 5 cm Insertion of leaves: Whorled Flower diameter and length: 0.5 × 1 cm It is certainly an Oxalis sp. Unlikely to be Oxalis corniculata L. because of the altitude like Bombay shola. (2100m). Since the flower has reddish veins outside the possibility is Oxalis spiralis Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don Further check at /species/m—z/o/oxalidaceae/oxalis .
Thank you … Is this what you mean by ‘many flowers on their pseudo raceme’ ? Yes. It looks like Oxalis spiralis Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don .
Bangalore-Ooty November 2013 :: Requesting ID of this plant at Ooty :: 12122013 :: ARK-13 : Attachments (3). 7 posts by 5 authors. This is surely an Oxalis species, I cannot fix the species to those I know.. yes, this is an Oxalis, please check our group’s database for earlier discussions and keys. My internet is very slow here Some Oxalis species in India & efi Yes, this is Oxalis corniculata L. This is Oxalis spiralis as per images and details herein. .
Banglore-Ooty November 2013 :: Requesting ID of these plant :: 26112013 :: ARK-02 : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors. Yellow flowers or pink flowers? Both looks so out of focus. Yellow flowers are of Oxalis spiralis G.Don as per images and details herein. .
To me appears close to images at . ID KK 32: Please check Biophytum reinwardtii (Zucc.) Klotzsch I think it is . Oxalis spiralis Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 9:27 AM IST: 5 images. Oxalis spiralis Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 9:27 AM IST along Ooty – Kotagiri Highway, about 2173 m asl . Oxalis: 3 images. This should be easy for you. I tried to id it but there are so many Oxalis. I never saw open flowers. Leaves were rather waxing. Trailing. 1st seen near Coonoor on rough verges of a tea plantation. I think it is Oxalis spiralis Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don Just 2 days ago I posted: https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/g2CWsoZOLzs/m/22_m8bDVBwAJ … ID is yet to be validated. Yes, Oxalis spiralis
. References: The Plant List Wikipedia PLANTS Profile for Oxalis spiralis (spiral sorrel) | USDA PLANTS |
Oxalis spiralis (Introduced)
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