Oxalis corymbosa

Basic information
Scientific name	Oxalis corymbosa	Click to magnify
Common names	Violet woodsorrel, Pink woodsorrel, Corymb wood sorrel
Higher taxon	Oxalidaceae, Geraniales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	South America.
Habitat	Farm area, vacancy, roadside, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Kanto District and western part of Japan
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Middle 19 C (1861-1863).
Route	Deliberate: Imported as ornament.
Impact	Competition with native species. Parasites (fungi, nematode) Native organism(s) affected: Crops, lawn grass, etc.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	North America, Australia, S Europe, Asia.

Reference

Notes

Hotta et al. (1989) Useful Plants of the World. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Jpn Assoc Advanc Phyto-Regul & Inst Contr Agrochem, Minist Agr, China (2000) Chinese Colored Weed Illustrated Book. Zenkoku-Noson-Kyoiku-Kyokai, Tokyo (in Chn and Eng)
Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Osaka (in Jpn)
Satake et al. (1982) Wild Flowers of Japan, Herbaceous Plants [II]. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Shimizu (ed) (2003) Naturalized Plants of Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
etc.