California Wood-sorrel

Carried by 1 nurseries

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Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

California Wood-sorrel (Oxalis californica) was formerly known as Oxalis albicans ssp. californica. It is a low yellow-flowered perennial, similar to non-native oxalis species that are highly invasive but the flower is a softer shade of yellow and may be tinged with red in the center. This plant in the oxalidacae or wood sorrel family is native to coastal sage scrub and chaparral and montane chaparral and woodlands habitats in Southern California, the Channel Islands, and northwestern Baja California from sea level to 6,000 feet.

It may be grown from seed and flowers from April to June.

Plant overview

Plant type

Perennial herb, Succulent

Landscaping information

Water

Moderate

Wildlife supported

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 3 likely

Confirmed Likely

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Soybean Looper Moth

Chrysodeixis includens

The Wedgling

Galgula partita

Yellowstriped Armyworm Moth

Spodoptera ornithogalli

Alternative names

Common names:

California Woodsorrel

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Additional references for this page:

Wikipedia contributors. "Oxalis albicans." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis_albicans. Accessed 2 May 2025.
Jepson Flora Project. "Oxalis californica." Jepson eFlora, University of California, Berkeley, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=35600. Accessed 2 May 2025.