Yellow Wood-sorrel at Isaacs, ACT
Identification history
| Oxalis corniculata | 7 Feb 2019 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Oxalis corniculata | 7 Feb 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Oxalis sp. | 6 Feb 2019 | Mike |
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Seed pod 15mm long. Rhizomes and taproots shown in photo 5. Yellow flowers.
7 comments
Mike
wrote:
7 Feb 2019
I know Oxalis is hard to identify to species level. Do I have enough characteristics?
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
8 Feb 2019
I've gone Oxalis corniculata over O. perennans because the hairs on the stem do not appear to be noticeably upward pointing and the brown stipule appears truncate and membranous, but I am fairly uncertain re the ID. I assume it has yellow flowers
Mike
wrote:
8 Feb 2019
Every key/description picks different features but going by yellow flowers, hairy 15mm seed pod and taproots I would go for Oxalis corniculata. Flora of the ACT says this is a "cosmopolitan species represented by at least two local forms" so there is still work to do..
BettyDonWood
wrote:
8 Feb 2019
Though Flora of the ACT is an excellent book with a lot of information not available anywhere else, it does predate the publication of a whole swodge of species of Oxalis, which at the time it was published, were all lumped into Oxalis corniculata. I find the direction of hairs on the stems and the presence and shape of stipules is a good start to IDing.
The narrow capsules and squared off stipules at the bases of the leaf stalks are pretty well indicative of corniculata.
The narrow capsules and squared off stipules at the bases of the leaf stalks are pretty well indicative of corniculata.
Mike
wrote:
8 Feb 2019
Thanks Betty. Botanists have certainly kept busy. I wish I could see some of the work without paying $40 per paper.
BettyDonWood
wrote:
8 Feb 2019
Go to the National Library. If the journal is published in Australia, they must by law deposit a copy there. It is a bit of a pain because you have to order what you want from the stacks and wait till someone brings it. Then there is a small fee for photocopying.
Take out a membership of Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens. If you are a member of any of their interest groups including the monthly Monday talks, you can go to the library and photocopy for free.
Take out a membership of Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens. If you are a member of any of their interest groups including the monthly Monday talks, you can go to the library and photocopy for free.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.115536-35.373597
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 6 Feb 2019 10:01 AM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Species information
- Oxalis corniculata Scientific name
- Yellow Wood-sorrel Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- 597m to 664.1m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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