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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.

Oxalis magellanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Oxalidales
Family:	Oxalidaceae
Genus:	Oxalis
Species:	O. magellanica
Binomial name
Oxalis magellanica G. Forst.
Synonyms
Acetosella magellanica (G. Forst.) Kuntze Acetosella modesta (Phil.) Kuntze Oxalis carnosa Molina Oxalis cataractae A. Cunn. Oxalis lactea Hook. Oxalis modesta Phil. Oxalis novae-zelandiae Gand.

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

External links

• Media related to Oxalis magellanica at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Oxalis magellanica at Wikispecies

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