Oxalis violacea - (image 1 of 4)
Taxonomy
Family: Oxalidaceae
Habitat
Dry, open woods and prairie remnants.
Associates
Distribution
MA to ND, south FL to TX.
Morphology
Perennial from a scaly, bulbous base. Leaves all basal, trifoliate; leaflets obcordate, glabrous; petioles sometimes hairy. Flowers pedicellate in umbelliform clusters, on peduncles 10-20 cm long, greatly surpassing the leaves; flowers subtended by small bracts; petals rose-violet or sometimes white, 10-18 mm, not notched at the apex; sepals callous-tipped.
Notes
Flowers April to June.
Wetland indicator: Upland
Frequently blooms again in the Autumn. Seems to be rare throughout much of the eastern U.S.
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
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