Oxalis bowiei
| Bowie's wood-sorrel | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Oxalidaceae |
| Genus: | Oxalis |
| Species: | O. bowiei |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxalis bowiei L. | |
Oxalis bowiei, Bowie's wood-sorrel,[1] red-flower woodsorrel,[2] or Cape shamrock, is a plant from the genus Oxalis, which is native to what was Cape Province and Natal in South Africa. It has also been naturalized in Australia.[1]
Its flowering stems may be a foot or more in height and are produced continuously for a considerable length of time during summer.[3]
References
- 1 2 USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?419749 (23 December 2007)
- ↑ "Oxalis bowiei". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?26192 (23 December 2007)
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