Oxalis acetosella L., 1753 37% complete

Irish shamrock

Sp. pl. 1:433. 1753

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Oxalis acetosella, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced9 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded12 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. pl. 1:433. 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Irish shamrock No source recorded
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Observations Europe to Japan, Algeria No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 8 cm
  • 8 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 86, 164, 178, 200, 203, 335, 500
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color white Sourced
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Maximum height 11 cm
  • 11 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 86, 164, 178, 200, 203, 335, 500
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jan, apr, may
  • jan, apr, may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 110, 164, 178, 203, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 7 / 9 · humid air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 242
Sourced
Light 4 / 9 · shade to half-shade Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 5.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 5 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record