Oxalis exilis

Shady Wood Sorrel at Garran, ACT

Oxalis exilis at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2018
Oxalis exilis at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2018
Oxalis exilis at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2018
Oxalis exilis at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2018
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Identification history

Oxalis exilis 1 Apr 2018 BettyDonWood
Oxalis exilis 30 Mar 2018 ruthkerruish

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There are several species of Oxalis growing among a 2015 planting of shrubs.

3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   1 Apr 2018
It is almost impossible to ID this group of Oxalis fron a photo like this. I would need field notes (or good photos where possible) on whether the stems are rooting at the nodes, the number of flowers in a cluster, the hairs or lack thereof on the stems, and the shape and size of the stipules at the base of the leaf stalk, or the lack of stipules.
The upright fattish seed cases suggest exilis rather than corniculata, which has narrow seed cases on stalks which bend down, but I am not sure whether that is enough to say that it is not one of the other native species of Oxalis.
ruthkerruish wrote:
   2 Apr 2018
I have added a few photos which may or may not help. There appears to be mostly 2 pods per stem
BettyDonWood wrote:
   2 Apr 2018
The hairless stems, prominent stipule (I only found one), and rooting at the nodes, clinches it.

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Additional information

  • True In flower
  • Less than 10cm Plant height

Species information

  • Oxalis exilis Scientific name
  • Shady Wood Sorrel Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 992.69m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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