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= Oxalis Brasiliensis =

== Oxalis brasiliensis, also known by its common name Brazilian woodsorrel is a species from the section Ionoxalis. It was first described by Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga. Originates from South America and first introduced into cultivation in 1829. ==

Description
Oxalis brasiliensis is a herbaceous, perennial plant with a very long but simple root and very small stems. It has yellow or brilliant crimson-purple flowers.

Oxalis brasiliensis is a mat-forming species from eastern Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay in dry rocky or sandy soils. It has also naturalized in southern Australia and Japan. A diagnostic feature of Oxalis brasiliensis is that the bulb has a thin tunic and each bulb scale has 5 or more parallel nerves (related to many of the Mexican species such as O. magnifica) and the flowers have darker lines on the back of each petal.

Toxicity: Can be toxic to humans if enough is digested due to Oxalic Acid.

Flowering Season Months: April, May, June, July

Garden
A bulbous plant that has dark green three-parted shamrock-like glossy leaves that rise to 2 to 4 inches and form a solid mat below the 1 ½ wide pinkish-purple flowers, with yellow throats, that rise just above the foliage from late spring to early summer, just prior to going dormant. It multiplies readily and will soon form tight neat clumps whose foliage emerges in late fall. To be planted in sun or part shade. Occasional to regular irrigation. Hardy to around 25°F and requiring protection from more than a light frost. Plant is great for rock gardens, between stepping stones or in small pots.

== Taxonomy ==


 * Plants Kingdom Plantae
 * Vascular Plants Phylum Tracheophyta
 * Flowering Plants Subphylum Angiospermae
 * Dicots Class Magnoliopsida
 * Woodsorrels, Quandongs, and Allies Order Oxalidales
 * Woodsorrel Family Family Oxalidaceae
 * Woodsorrels Genus Oxalis
 * Palmate-leaved Oxalis Subgenus Oxalis
 * Scaly-bulbed Oxalis Section Ionoxalis
 * Brazilian Woodsorrel Oxalis brasiliensis