Annual pink-sorrel

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Oxalis rosea

Annual pink-sorrel, a reference photo
Photo: (c) Santiago Martín-Bravo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Oxalis rosea, the Culle colorado, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It is one of the nearly 30 Oxalis species endemic to Chile. It is an annual herb distributed from the Coquimbo to the Aysen regions. It is reported as an introduced species in France, Great Britain and Romania. It has also been introduced to Ireland.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Annual pink-sorrel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Oxalidales
Family
Oxalidaceae
Genus
Oxalis
Species
Oxalis rosea

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