American Wood-Sorrel vs Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis montana compared with Oxalis latifolia

Key Differences

• American Wood-Sorrel is Not Evaluated while Garden Pink-sorrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wood-Sorrel	Garden Pink-sorrel
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Oxalidales (カタバミ目)	Oxalidales (カタバミ目)
Family same	Oxalidaceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus same	Oxalis	Oxalis
Species	Oxalis montana	Oxalis latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

American Wood-Sorrel and Garden Pink-sorrel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxalis.

Conservation Status

American Wood-Sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Garden Pink-sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wood-Sorrel	Garden Pink-sorrel
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.

Garden Pink-sorrel

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 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 1 countries:

🇫🇷 France