''Oxalis albicans'', commonly known as radishroot woodsorrel, is North American species of perennial herbs in the woodsorrel family. It is widespread in Mexico (from Baja California east to

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and south as far as Oaxaca) and the southwestern United States ( California, New Mexico, Arizona, western Texas). In California, the species grows in

chaparral Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant community and geographical feature found primarily in the U.S. state of California, in southern Oregon, and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean c ...

coastal sage scrub Coastal sage scrub, also known as coastal scrub, CSS, or soft chaparral, is a low scrubland plant community of the California coastal sage and chaparral subecoregion, found in coastal California and northwestern coastal Baja California. It is w ...

, and other habitats, from sea level to elevations of . The plant is found in the California Coast Ranges,

Sierra Nevada The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...

, Transverse Ranges,

Peninsular Ranges The Peninsular Ranges (also called the Lower California province) are a group of mountain ranges that stretch from Southern California to the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula; they are part of the North American Coast Ranges, which ...

, and other regions of the state.

Former subspecies

Currently recognized ''Oxalis'' species, that were formerly considered ''Oxalis albicans'' subspecies, include: *''Oxalis californica'', formerly ''Oxalis albicans'' ssp. ''californica'' — California yellow sorrel; native to coastal sage scrub and chaparral and montane chaparral and woodlands habitats in Southern California, the Channel Islands, and northwestern Baja California; sea level to . *''Oxalis pilosa'', formerly ''Oxalis albicans'' ssp. ''pilosa'' — hairy wood sorrel; from Baja California, through California, to British Columbia; below .CalFlora: ''Oxalis pilosa''
/ref>CalPhotos: ''Oaxalis pilosa'' gallery, University of California
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References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Oxalis albicans''
* albicans Flora of North America Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains Natural history of the Transverse Ranges Plants described in 1821 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Oxalidales-stub