Oxalis articulata
| Oxalis articulata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Oxalidaceae |
| Genus: | Oxalis |
| Species: | O. articulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxalis articulata Savign. (1798) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Oxalis rubra | |
Oxalis articulata, known as pink-sorrel, pink wood sorrel, windowbox wood-sorrel, chari amilo (Nepal), sourgrass, netho (khatta) saag (India), is a perennial species of flowering plant in the genus Oxalis native to Northern Argentina, Southern Brazil and Uruguay. It has been introduced in Europe in gardens and is now naturalized in these areas.
The plant is susceptible to rust (disease due to the fungus Puccinia oxalidis).