Purple woodsorrel

Oxalis purpurea

'Oxalis purpurea' is an exotic species of flowering plant in Portugal.. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant.
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Appearance

This perennial herb grows from bulbs and produces a few basal leaves and flowers. The leaf is made up of three hairy leaflets of various shapes which are dark green in color, turning streaked and spotted with brown as they dry. The solitary flower arises on a stemlike peduncle and has five petals which may exceed two centimeters in length. The flower may be white to pink or purple-red.
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Distribution

It is native to southern Africa, including South Africa, but it is known on most continents as an introduced species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderOxalidales
FamilyOxalidaceae
GenusOxalis
SpeciesO. purpurea
Photographed in
Australia
Portugal