Gehoernter Sauerklee vs Pink-sorrel

Oxalis corniculata compared with Oxalis articulata

Key Differences

  • Gehoernter Sauerklee is Least Concern while Pink-sorrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gehoernter Sauerklee Pink-sorrel
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 corniculata Oxalis articulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Gehoernter Sauerklee and Pink-sorrel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxalis.

Conservation Status

Gehoernter Sauerklee

LC — Least Concern

Pink-sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gehoernter Sauerklee Pink-sorrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gehoernter Sauerklee

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).

Pink-sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tunisia), Asia (Japan, South Korea, Turkey), Europe (15 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Gehoernter Sauerklee

No description available.

Pink-sorrel

No description available.

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