Oxalis articulata

Shamrock at O'Connor, ACT

Oxalis articulata at O'Connor, ACT - 20 Oct 2020
Oxalis articulata at O'Connor, ACT - 20 Oct 2020
Oxalis articulata at O'Connor, ACT - 20 Oct 2020
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Identification history

Oxalis articulata 21 Oct 2020 RWPurdie
Oxalis sp. 19 Oct 2020 RWPurdie
Oxalis sp. 19 Oct 2020 RWPurdie
Unidentified 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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  • 6 Abundance
  • 20 Oct 2020 01:11 PM Recorded on
  • ConBoekel Recorded by

Species information

  • Oxalis articulata Scientific name
  • Shamrock Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor Weed or Pest
  • Up to 1223.19m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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