pale pink-sorrel

Oxalis incarnata

Member of woodsorrels (genus Oxalis)
woodsorrel family (family Oxalidaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
pale purple, white in flowering plants

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• stem: erect, branched, < 30 cm, glabrous; axils often with bulblets
• leaf: cauline, in whorl-like clusters of < 10, lower opposite or not
• petiole 2–7 cm
• leaflets < 1.5 cm
• inflorescence: peduncle < 7 cm; bracts 2, near middle
• sepals < 6 mm, oblong, acute, tips with 2 orange tubercles
• petals < 2 cm, white to pale pink
• Edgewood, near Santa Cruz, near Oakland/Berkeley

Toxicity of fire fern, lady's sorrel, oxalis, sorrel, shamrock (Oxalis spp.):
2b – These plants contain oxalate crystals but they do not cause immediate problems. These plants have tiny crystals that lodge in the kidneys and can cause kidney damage as well as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

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Chris’s observations: 3 (2 are research grade)

Locations:

• DeLaveaga Park, Santa Cruz
• Dimond Canyon Trail, Oakland
• Lake Chabot RP

Months:

• Feb.: 1
• Mar.: 0
• Apr.: 0
• May: 0
• Jun.: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora