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Mountain Wood Sorrel, Northern Wood Sorrel. - Oxalis montana


Family: Oxalidaceae - Wood-Sorrel family Genus Common Name: Wood Sorrel Native Status: NativeDicot Perennial Herb
Oxalis montana - Mountain Wood Sorrel, Northern Wood Sorrel. . The "montana" epithet means "mountain". It is not found in the state of Montana. Synonym: Oxalis acetosella

Found in:
CT, GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV

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Oxalis montana

Distribution of Oxalis montana in the United States and Canada:
USDA Map temporarily unavailable.
Blue=Native; Grey=Introduced

Map from USDA Plants Database:
USDA, NRCS. 2017. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 16 Jan 2025). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.

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Site: GSMNP Date: 2005-June-18Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
This example found high in the Smokies along a stream in June, 2005.
Oxalis montana
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Oxalis montana initially published on USWildflowers.com 2008-12-31; Updated 2015-06-25

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