purple woodsorrel

Oxalis purpurea

Member of woodsorrels (genus Oxalis)
woodsorrel family (family Oxalidaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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CalPhotos

• stem ± 0
• leaf: < 8, in basal rosette; petiole < 5 cm
• leaflets < 4 cm, sparsely hairy or more densely hairy abaxially and on margins
• inflorescence: peduncle 1–11 cm; bracts 2, at or below middle
• sepals < 1 cm, ± lanceolate, hairy
• petals < 2.5 cm, purple to red, pink, or white [yellow]
• Nisene Marks, Montara Mtn.

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: none

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora