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Oxalis spiralis
Also called Spiral Woodsorrel
Oxalis spiralis, the spiral sorrel, is a species of plant of the genus Oxalis, a member of the wood sorrel family Oxalidaceae.
Spiral sorrel is cultivated for its ornamental value. Several cultivars of Oxalis spiralis subsp. vulcanicola are available, including:
O. spiralis subsp. vulcanicola 'Aureus' – bright yellow-green foliage
Oxalis spiralis is native to Central America and western South America.
Wood-sorrel · Silver Shamrock · Radishroot woodsorrel · Alpine woodsorrel · Oxalis ambigua · Oxalis arenaria · Pink Sorrel · Oxalis aureoflava · Oxalis ausensis · Barrelier's woodsorrel · Oxalis bifida · Red-flower woodsorrel
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oxalis spiralis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
