oxalis cornu vs Wood sorrel

Oxalis corniculata compared with Oxalis triangularis

Key Differences

• oxalis cornu is Least Concern while Wood sorrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	oxalis cornu	Wood sorrel
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 corniculata	Oxalis triangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

oxalis cornu and Wood sorrel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxalis.

Conservation Status

oxalis cornu

LC — Least Concern

Wood sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	oxalis cornu	Wood sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

oxalis cornu

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).

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 9 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇮🇳 India 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States