page_title: Oxalis oregana
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Oxalis oregana / Description
caption_attribution_description: Description&#160; Oxalis oregana, Redwood Sorrel. Date&#160; April 10, 2004 Location&#160; Pescadero Creek County Park, San Mateo Co., California Photographer&#160; Franco Folini
context_page_description: Oxalis oregana is a species of the wood sorrel family, Oxalidaceae, native to moist Douglas-fir and coast redwood forests of western North America from southwestern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California.
context_section_description: Oxalis oregana is a short, herbaceous perennial plant with erect flowering stems 5–15 cm tall. The three leaflets are heart-shaped, 1–4.5 cm long with purplish undersides, on 5–20 cm stalks. The inflorescence is 2.4–4 cm in diameter, white to pink with five petals and sepals. The hairy five-chambered seed capsules are egg-shaped, 7–9 mm long; seeds are almond shaped.
caption: Flowers occur singly; the sepal length is 5–10 mm and that of the petal is 13–20 mm.
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