Garden Pink-sorrel vs spiral sorrel

Oxalis latifolia compared with Oxalis spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Pink-sorrel	spiral sorrel
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Oxalidales (อันดับกระทืบยอด)	Oxalidales (อันดับกระทืบยอด)
Family same	Oxalidaceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus same	Oxalis	Oxalis
Species	Oxalis latifolia	Oxalis spiralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Garden Pink-sorrel

LC — Least Concern

spiral sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Pink-sorrel	spiral sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

spiral sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇮🇳 India