Called “wood-sorrel family” in GBIF
Oxalidaceae, or the wood-sorrels family, is a family of five genera of flowering plants, with the great majority of the 570 species in the genus Oxalis. The flowers within this family tend to be perfect, and 5-parted with a superior ovary consisting of five fused carpels. Fruits of this family tend to be capsules or berries that are prominently 5-lobed such as the starfruit.
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Oxalis vulcanicola
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Oxalis violacea
1 articleThe velvety purple 'Sunset Velvet' oxalis on windowsills everywhere could soon come in new colors...
Violet woodsorrel thriving in Kentucky meadows and open woodlands signals healthy native ground c...
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Scientists cracked a long-standing barrier by developing the first reliable method to genetically modify Oxalis vulcanicola 'Sunset Velvet', a popular houseplant, and used gene-editing to knock out a color-related gene, turning leaves albino as proof it works.
Violet woodsorrel thriving in Kentucky meadows and open woodlands signals healthy native ground cover that supports early...