tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post7023268882662178758..comments2024-03-25T09:19:01.746-07:00Comments on Get Your Botany On!: Plant Quiz Solved - Oxalis violacea, Violet Wood Sorrelbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160413013783879792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-37263946345184236132014-08-26T18:24:32.858-07:002014-08-26T18:24:32.858-07:00Thanks so much for this. I found this one today i...Thanks so much for this. I found this one today in Maryland and was stumped! Newcomb's said Oxalis violacea had visible leaves. I searched and searched until I found this page!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-29983494983749965042010-08-14T15:24:37.511-07:002010-08-14T15:24:37.511-07:00Several years ago, while botanizing in Missouri wi...Several years ago, while botanizing in Missouri with Justin, I stopped dead in my tracks and dropped to my knees, as I was baffled by a scapose plant with five-petaled violet flowers. I remember Justin laughing a bit as he told me it was just Oxalis violacea. I won't ever be stumped by that species again.Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-85934795121508997912010-08-14T13:56:55.511-07:002010-08-14T13:56:55.511-07:00The flower was recognizable as Oxalis but I've...The flower was recognizable as <i>Oxalis</i> but I've never seen a bloom without foliage.<br /><br />There was lots of this species at Lake Leatherwood, right outside Eureka Springs, AR:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericinsf/4581635726/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629739481965559684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-4657007146958892232010-08-13T04:56:46.277-07:002010-08-13T04:56:46.277-07:00Tricky, Keith, but I've been fooled by that on...Tricky, Keith, but I've been fooled by that one before. That's Oxalis violacea.Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.com