Gemeiner Sauerklee vs Glücksklee

Oxalis acetosella compared with Oxalis tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Gemeiner Sauerklee is Least Concern while Glücksklee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeiner Sauerklee	Glücksklee
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Oxalidales (Sauerkleeartige)	Oxalidales (Sauerkleeartige)
Family same	Oxalidaceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus same	Oxalis	Oxalis
Species	Oxalis acetosella	Oxalis tetraphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Gemeiner Sauerklee and Glücksklee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxalis.

Conservation Status

Gemeiner Sauerklee

LC — Least Concern

Glücksklee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeiner Sauerklee	Glücksklee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeiner Sauerklee

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Glücksklee

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden