| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis violacea L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 434 (1753) |
| Native Range | c. & e. USA to n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 50-1000m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves ternate, leaflets glabrous, abaxially pale, incised, lobes rounded, petioles thick, glabrous, ca. 7cm, peduncles 3-10-flowered, sepals oblong, petals to 2cm |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acetosella violacea (L.) Kuntze Acetosella violacea var. rosea Kuntze Ionoxalis violacea (L.) Small Ionoxalis violacea var. trichophora (Fassett) Moldenke Oxalis longiflora L. Oxalis pulchella Salisb. Oxalis violacea f. albida Fassett Oxalis violacea var. trichophora Fassett Sassia tinctoria Molina Sassia violacea (L.) Holub |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan) 77 South-Central U.S.A. 78 Southeastern U.S.A. 79 Mexico |