bolsa-de-pastor vs Pink-sorrel

Oxalis corniculata compared with Oxalis articulata

Key Differences

bolsa-de-pastor is Least Concern while Pink-sorrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bolsa-de-pastor	Pink-sorrel
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 articulata

Evolutionary Relationship

bolsa-de-pastor and Pink-sorrel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxalis.

View Genus: Oxalis

Conservation Status

bolsa-de-pastor

LC — Least Concern

Pink-sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bolsa-de-pastor	Pink-sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bolsa-de-pastor

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).