Information about species of the wood sorrel family (Oxalidaceae)
that grow without cultivation on Mount Desert Island

 compiled by the
Champlain Project - P. O. Box 400 - Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
info@vfthomas.com - 207-266-5748

(updated 18 July 2011)


Oxalidaceae - wood sorrel family
Mount Desert Island's two species of Oxalis are easily distinguished when in flower, O. montana having white flowers with pink stripes and O. stricta with yellow flowers.

Mount Desert Island is home to 2 species in 1 genus. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Oxalis (2 species)
      Oxalis montana - northern wood sorrel (occasional [see note 1 at bottom of page])
      Oxalis stricta - common yellow wood sorrel (occasional)





Oxalis (wood sorrel)
[information to be added]

Oxalis montana (northern wood sorrel) - [information to be added]



Oxalis stricta (common yellow wood sorrel) - [information to be added]


Note:
   1. Frequency designations are from the paper "Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine" by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.