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DESCRIPTION:
Creeping woodsorrel is a perennial that has alternate, compound leaves, each
consisting of three heart-shaped leaflets resembling clover. Attractive
yellow flowers, borne singly or in small groups, are very characteristic.
The mature
plant has creeping stems emerging from a slender taproot. The stems root
at the nodes and invade larger areas. When seeds mature, pods open explosively,
often spreading seeds 10 feet (300 cm) or more. Oxalis prefers shady
situations. Creeping woodsorrel resembles buttercup
oxalis,
but the flowers are not as
large and showy and the growth is less upright.
See UC IPM's Creeping Woodsorrel and
Bermuda
Buttercup Pest Note for more information.
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