Oxalis sp.

Wood Sorrel at Garran, ACT

Oxalis sp. at Garran, ACT - 5 Dec 2017
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Identification history

Oxalis sp. 8 Dec 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Oxalis sp. 7 Dec 2017 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 7 Dec 2017 ruthkerruish

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This species of oxalis has dark green leaves and seems to pod much earlier than our common variety.

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   8 Dec 2017
To ID this to species level, I need to know what colour the flowers were, and need to see field notes or good closeups of a stem, showing the direction and length of the hairs, and where a leaf joins the stem, showing a stipule (outgrowth, usually leafy) if present.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 9 Abundance
  • 5 Dec 2017 06:09 PM Recorded on
  • ruthkerruish Recorded by

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height

Species information

  • Oxalis sp. Scientific name
  • Wood Sorrel Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1575.03m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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