Oxalis corniculata L.

Common Name : Creeping wood sorrel
Family : Oxalidaceae

HABIT

A SMALL ANNUAL OR PERENNIAL, PROCUMBENT OR MORE OR LESS ERECT HERB, 6-25 CM HIGH.

STEMS

PUBESCENT WITH APPRESSED HAIRS.

LEAVES

PALMATELY TRIFOLIATE; LEAFLETS 1.2-2.5 CM LONG, OBCORDATE, BASE CUNEATE, MARGINS ENTIRE; PETIOLES 3.5-9 CM LONG, VERY SLENDER, PUBESCENT.

FLOWERS

YELLOW, AXILLARY IN UMBELLATE CLUSTERS ON SLENDER AXILLARY PEDUNCLES.

FRUITS

CAPSULES 2 CM LONG, LINEAR-OBLONG, 5-ANGLES, TOMENTOSE.

SEEDS

DARK BROWN, BROADLY OVOID, TRANSVERSELY STRIATE.