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Austin, TX
Oxalis debilis
Pink Wood Sorrel
The primary subject is identified as a flowering plant in the genus Oxalis, commonly known as wood sorrel. The key features are the flowers, which have five distinct, rounded, pinkish-purple petals and a contrasting yellow-green throat. Based on this coloration, the umbel-like inflorescence, and its presence as a lawn weed in Austin, Texas, the species is identified as Oxalis debilis, an introduced species from South America.
Overview
Conservation
Not evaluated
Oxalis debilis, the large-flowered pink-sorrel or pink woodsorrel, is a perennial plant and herb in the family Oxalidaceae. Its original distribution is South America but it has become a cosmopolitan species, occurring in all continents except Antarctica. It can be found in both temperate and tropical areas.
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Location
Austin, TX
Observed
October, 1:16 PM
Weather
Clear, 84F
Shared
October 7, 2026
Also known as
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Oxalidales
Family
Oxalidaceae
Genus
Oxalis




