Oxalis suksdorfii
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Oxalis suksdorfii is a species of flowering plant in the woodsorrel family
known by the common name western yellow woodsorrel and Suksdorf's woodsorrel. It native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to northern California
, where it can be found in open and wooded habitat types. It is a perennial herb growing erect or trailing, sometimes rooting at stolon
s, its stem reaching up to 25 centimeters in length. The leaves are each made up of three leaflets. The inflorescence
is a solitary flower or cluster of up to three, each flower with five yellow petals up to 2 centimeters in length.
Oxalidaceae
The Oxalidaceae, or wood sorrel family, are a small family of eight genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs and small trees, with the great majority of the 900 species in the genus Oxalis...
known by the common name western yellow woodsorrel and Suksdorf's woodsorrel. It native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it can be found in open and wooded habitat types. It is a perennial herb growing erect or trailing, sometimes rooting at stolon
Stolon
In biology, stolons are horizontal connections between organisms. They may be part of the organism, or of its skeleton; typically, animal stolons are external skeletons.-In botany:...
s, its stem reaching up to 25 centimeters in length. The leaves are each made up of three leaflets. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a solitary flower or cluster of up to three, each flower with five yellow petals up to 2 centimeters in length.