Oxalis (genus)
Wood Sorrel at Hackett, ACT
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| Oxalis (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Sep 2020 | |
| Oxalis perennans | sbittinger | 21 Sep 2020 |
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Oxalis perennans, Grassland Wood Sorrel. The leaves are so distinctive.
4 comments
22 Sep 2020
Am interested how you tell from the leaves that this is not Oxalis thompsoniae or Oxalis exiles
Cheers Michael Mulvaney
Cheers Michael Mulvaney
22 Sep 2020
You are way ahead of me, Michael. I am a novice at plant identification, and just happened on some other photos of Oxalis perennans -- which looked pretty similar to this plant I found. I was not even aware that there were other varieties of Oxalis with similar leaves. I will look them up to compare. I appreciate you telling me about them.
23 Sep 2020
No worries - you need the photos to include a pod to tell them apart. I don't have my book with me and my memory is a bit hazy but one species has a pod like a rocket with ribbed sides, one of the pods is hairy and one is hairless and without ribs.
23 Sep 2020
Steve, some plants are hard to tell apart even by experts who may need to look at certain parts of the plant such as fruits. The species in the Oxalis genus is an example of hard to tell apart, the species of Cymbonotus, the Bear's Ear is another. We do have Oxalis perennans on Mt Majura; I collected a specimen and had it id-ed by a botanist. Species identification from photographs is sometimes not possible particularly if it is not taken from the part of the plant which is crucial for id; botanists may also request specimen for id and refuse to id from photos.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.172058-35.242656
- Altitude 709.0m
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 21 Sep 2020 03:51 PM Recorded on
- sbittinger Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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- sbittinger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oxalis (genus) Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Oxalis (genus) Scientific name
- Wood Sorrel Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1575.03m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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