Short-Fruit Oxalis

Family: Oxalidaceae
Scientific name: Oxalis exilis
Description: Plant Form Ground-dwelling herb Size Up to 35 cm long Stem With sparse hairs Leaves Growing from 1.5-9.0 cm long leaf-stems, forming three leaflets which are wedge-ended or bilobed, 2.5-3.5 cm long and 1.5-3.0 cm wide Flowers Yellow flowers, 1-2 per flower-stem Fruit and Seeds Short, cylindrical or cone-shaped, 0.5-0.7 cm long and around 0.2 cm wide, covered with short hairs Habitat Widespread native plant Distinguishing Features Can be separated from exotic Oxalis species by having short and broad seed pods, hairs on stem and branches bent upwards, petals yellow, long stems rather than strongly reduced Weed Status: Non-weedy native lookalike Weed Type: Common Lifeform: Herbaceous

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