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Oxalis disticha

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Rosids > Eurosid I > Order: Oxalidales > Family: Oxalidaceae > Genus: Oxalis

Oxalis disticha
Oxalis disticha

The aquatic plants, Oxalis disticha (yellow flower) and Romulea aquatica, in a seasonal pool in the Swartland, Western Cape, South Africa. [photos Colin Paterson-Jones ©]