Oxalis articulata

Shamrock at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

Oxalis articulata	21 Oct 2020	RWPurdie
Oxalis (genus)	19 Oct 2020	RWPurdie
Oxalis (genus)	19 Oct 2020	RWPurdie
Unverified	18 Oct 2020	ConBoekel

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4 comments

RWPurdie wrote:

19 Oct 2020

Con - I'll need a photo of the roots to confirm which species - whether it has a vertical rhizome (see http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/phtml?pc=dig&pn=52127) or bulbils (see http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/phtml?pc=dig&pn=35601&size=3) or neither. It's a weed.

ConBoekel wrote:

19 Oct 2020

Rosemary
Thank you. You have just signed its doom. I will grub it out and take some images of the roots and edit the sighting with an additional image.

ConBoekel wrote:

20 Oct 2020

Hi Rosemary
I went back today and dug up one of the oxalis plants and photographed the root. See above.

RWPurdie wrote:

21 Oct 2020

Great - I've just confirmed it's Oxalis articulata. I've found the species in quite a few places around Canberra; the vertical rhizomes are diagnostic.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.110603 -35.260733
Altitude 605.8m
Maps Dryandra St Woodland
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

6 Abundance
20 Oct 2020 01:11 PM Recorded on
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Species information

Oxalis articulata Scientific name
Shamrock Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
Up to 1223.19m Recorded at altitude
In flower
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