| Oxalis magellanica | |
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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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxalis magellanica G. Forst. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acetosella magellanica (G. Forst.) Kuntze | |
Oxalis magellanica or snowdrop wood-sorrel is an Oxalis species found in Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, and Tasmania. It was first described in 1789. It blooms from fall to spring with white flowers.
Its native distribution is puzzling given the wide geographic separation between its populations in Oceania and South America. 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. This is especially perplexing given that the connection between Oceania and South America via Antarctica disappeared 35 million years ago, before the estimated diversification of the clade.
References
- "Oxalis magellanica G.Forst". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ 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
Media related to Oxalis magellanica at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Oxalis magellanica at Wikispecies
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