Fleshy Yellow-sorrel vs Wood sorrel

Oxalis tetraphylla compared with Oxalis triangularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fleshy Yellow-sorrel	Wood sorrel
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 tetraphylla	Oxalis triangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fleshy Yellow-sorrel and Wood sorrel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxalis.

Conservation Status

Fleshy Yellow-sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Wood sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fleshy Yellow-sorrel	Wood sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fleshy Yellow-sorrel

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).

Wood sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India), Europe (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden