About Broad-leaved Sorel
Oxalis latifolia is a species of flowering plant in the woodsorrel family known by the common names garden pink-sorrel and broadleaf woodsorrel. It is native to Mexico and parts of Central and South America. However, it has propagated to other parts of the world.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oxalis latifolia
- Genus
- Oxalis
- Family
- OXALIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded forests areas and roadsides Key identification features : An annual herb with conical bulbs
- Native to
- Central and tropical S. America
- Distribution
- Widely spread as a weed of cultivation
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Kannada
- ದೊಡ್ಡಮೂಱೆಲೆಗಿಡ Dodda moorele gida, ದೊಡ್ಡಪುಳ್ಳಂಪುರಚಿ Dodda pullampuruchi, ಹುಳಿಸೊಪ್ಪು Hulisoppu
Botanical family
Oxalidaceae
Wood sorrel family
Broad-leaved Sorel belongs to the Oxalidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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