Oxalis magellanica or snowdrop wood-sorrel is an Oxalis species found in Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, and Tasmania.[1][2] It was first described in 1789.[3] It blooms from fall to spring with white flowers.
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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. magellanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxalis magellanica G. Forst.
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| Synonyms | |
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Acetosella magellanica (G. Forst.) Kuntze | |
Its native distribution is puzzling given the wide geographic separation between its populations in Oceania and South America.[2] It, along with other members of a clade within the section Oxalis that share a common ancestor dating back to roughly 30 Ma, have a strangely complex geographic distribution.[2] This is especially perplexing given that the connection between Oceania and South America via Antarctica disappeared 35 million years ago,[4] before the estimated diversification of the clade.
References edit
- ^ "Oxalis magellanica G.Forst". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ a b c Gardner, A. G. (2013). Using molecular phylogenetics to unravel morphological shifts, niche transitions, and geographic expansion at two different scales in the plant genus Oxalis (oxalidaceae) (Order No. 3588366). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1428164964).
- ^ "Oxalis magellanica". Tropicos.
- ^ "Tectonic history: into the deep freeze". Discovering Antarctica. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
External links edit
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