Flora of Derbyshire

The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

Oxalis stricta

Upright Yellow-sorrel

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Dates link to glossary page
First year: 1873
Latest year: 2004

County Status link to glossary page
Casual

Family link to glossary page
Oxalidaceae

Total records held link to glossary page
8

Grid Square Count link to glossary page
1987-2007Ever
Monads: 3 3
Tetrads: 3 3
Hectads: 3 5

Conservation Status link to glossary page

Account last edited
Aug 2 2004

Explanation of terms

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Species Details

Upright Yellow-sorrel is a very rare casual annual of gardens and waste ground. There are two recent records, Kedleston Hall (SK3140) and Long Eaton (SK4832); and previous records from Etwall (SK22) in 1903 and SK25 in 1873. It is indigenous to North America and eastern Asia.

Flora of Derbyshire

Maintained by Kevin S. Hutchby

2025