Oxalis melanosticta, the black-spotted wood sorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oxalidaceae, native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1][2] Its cultivar 'Ken Aslet' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
| Oxalis melanosticta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Oxalidaceae |
| Genus: | Oxalis |
| Species: | O. melanosticta
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxalis melanosticta | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Acetosella melanosticta (Sond.) Kuntze | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Oxalis melanosticta Sond". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Oxalis melanosticta black-spotted wood sorrel". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Oxalis melanosticta 'Ken Aslet'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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