Common Sorrel
Oxalis corniculata
Also known as Indian Sorrel, Yellow wood, Creeping oxalis, creeping wood-sorrel, Inda
About Common Sorrel
Oxalis corniculata, the creeping woodsorrel, procumbent yellow sorrel or sleeping beauty, is a somewhat delicate-appearing, low-growing herbaceous plant in the family Oxalidaceae. Oxalis corniculata is a small creeping type of woodsorrel that tends to grow well in moist climates. It resembles the common yellow woodsorrel, Oxalis stricta.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oxalis corniculata
- Genus
- Oxalis
- Family
- OXALIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- Cosmopolitan
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Amrul अम्रुल, चांगेरी
- Nepali
- चरी अमिलो Charee Amilo, चरीअमिलो
- Bengali
- অমৰুলশাক Amrulshak, হলুদ আমরুল
- Kannada
- ಪುಳ್ಳಂಪುರುಚೆ Pullampuruche, ಪುಳ್ಳಂಪುರಚಿ Pullampurachi, ಪುಳ್ಳಂಪುರಿಚೆ Pullampuriche ಹುಳಿಹುಳಿಸೆ Hulihulise
- Malayalam
- Poliyarala
- Marathi
- आंबुशी Ambushi, चांगेरी Changeri, आंबुशी
Oxalidaceae
Wood sorrel family
Common Sorrel belongs to the Oxalidaceae family.
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