Largeflower pink-sorrel

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Oxalis debilis

Largeflower pink-sorrel, a reference photo
Photo: Minghong · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Oxalis debilis, the large-flowered pink-sorrel or pink woodsorrel, is a perennial plant and herb in the family Oxalidaceae. Its original distribution is South America but it has become a cosmopolitan species, occurring in all continents except Antarctica. It can be found in both temperate and tropical areas.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Largeflower 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 debilis

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