''Oxalis barrelieri'', the Barrelier's woodsorrel, or lavender sorrel, also commonly called in French ''trèfle, oseille-marron, or oseille-savane'', is a plant from the genus ''

Oxalis ''Oxalis'' ( (American English) or (British English)) is a large genus of flowering plants in the wood-sorrel family Oxalidaceae, comprising over 550 species. The genus occurs throughout most of the world, except for the Polar region, polar are ...

''.

Description

The plant grows to a height of 20–150 cm and has pink flowers with a greenish or yellow base (Smith, 1985; pp. 624–625). Leaflets on the stems generally have three leaves attached to the center (Smith, 1985; pp. 624–625).

Distribution

It is native to the

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, as well as

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and

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. Smith, Albert C. 1985. ''Flora Vitiensis nova: a new flora of Fiji''. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii. Volume 3. 758 pp. It was introduced into parts of

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and

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. It is considered a weed in the Caroline and Mariana Islands and in Samoa.

References

* barrelieri {{Oxalidales-stub