Oxalis exilis

Shady Wood Sorrel at Garran, ACT

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Identification history

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

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User's notes

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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Location information

Coordinates 149.102057 -35.338170
Altitude 619.4m
Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Garran, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
1 Apr 2018 02:50 PM Recorded on
ruthkerruish Recorded by
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Plants Other Wildflowers & Herbs ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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
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In flower

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