BISH 422989Botany

Oxalis corniculata

Creeping Woodsorrel

As recorded: Oxalis corniculata L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Oxalidales › Oxalidaceae

Collected by: Gagné, B.H.
Collector number: 1222
Date: August 1, 1977
Locality: Teavapuhiau Pass (above Ouia Valley)
Island: Fatu Hiva
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 720 m
Identified by: Lourteig, A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

222 Bishop specimens of Oxalis corniculata · collected 1851–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1977, Gagné, B.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Oxalis corniculata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 52,521 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31

Albano Laziale

(c) Max22, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

Trier

(c) Hans Fiedler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

Kamiyoshidahigashi 5-Chōme, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, JP

(c) Eli Talhouk, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-31

日本、〒206-0015 東京都多摩市落川１３３２−１サンライズ1

(c) tama_king_fisher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

Puxing Highway, Shanghai, Shanghai, CN

no rights reserved

2026-10-31

East District, Chiayi City, TW

(c) 李晟右, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Oxalis corniculata. BISH 422989. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956504074. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/422989.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956504074 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026