Oxalis caerulea (Small) R. Knuth
Family: Oxalidaceae
Blue Wood-Sorrel
[Ionoxalis caerulea Small]
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BULBS: 0.8-1.5 cm long.

LEAVES: 3-14 em tall; leaflets 3-5, 5-23 mm long, 5-22 mm wide.

INFLORESCENCE: 1-7-flowered; pedicels less than 15 mm long.

COROLLAS: rose-red or lavender, 3.5-14 mm long.

FRUITS: ellipsoidal, 3.5-6 mm long.

SEEDS: 1 mm long.

NOTES: Pine forests: Apache, Coconino, Yavapai cos.; 2300-3000 m (6900-9000 ft); Jul-Sep; NM; s to Dgo., Mex.

REFERENCES: Denton, Melinda. 1998 Oxalidaceae. J. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. 30(2): 115.