American Wood-Sorrel vs 'Ihi

Oxalis montana compared with Oxalis corniculata

Key Differences

• American Wood-Sorrel is Not Evaluated while 'Ihi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wood-Sorrel	'Ihi
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family same	Oxalidaceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus same	Oxalis	Oxalis
Species	Oxalis montana	Oxalis corniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

American Wood-Sorrel and 'Ihi share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxalis.

Conservation Status

American Wood-Sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wood-Sorrel	'Ihi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Wood-Sorrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

American Wood-Sorrel

The American Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis montana) is a species in the genus Oxalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇷 France 🇺🇸 United States