Oxalis virginea

Oxalis virginea, commonly known as Virgin sorrel, is a species from the genus Oxalis.^[1] It is endemic to South Africa. O. virginea was first described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1798.^[2][3] This species is apparently lacking a type specimen.^[4]

Oxalis virginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Oxalidales
Family:	Oxalidaceae
Genus:	Oxalis
Species:	O. virginea
Binomial name
Oxalis virginea Jacquin

Description

Oxalis virginea has a stem of 1 to 4 cm in length, often branched, and densely hairy. In cultivation the stem can be longer.^[4] It is single flowered, terminal, with hairy peduncles, barely 1cm long. Each peduncle has two bracts.^[4] The flowers are white, 1.3⁠–1.5 cm long, and hairy.^[4]

Range

This species is found in South Africa.^[2][5][6]

Conservation status

Oxalis virginea is regarded as being rare but not threatened.^[7]

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