Oxalis pes-caprae




Family Oxalidaceae
Scientific name Oxalis pes-caprae L.
Synonyms Acetosella cernua (Thunberg) Kuntze; Acetosella ehrenbergii (Schlechtendal) Kuntze; Bolboxalis cernua (Thunberg) Small; Oxalis abyssinica Turczaninow; Oxalis burmannii Jacquin; Oxalis cernua L.: Oxalis cernua Thunberg; Oxalis cernua Thunberg var. namaquana Sonder; Oxalis concinna Salisbury; Oxalis ehrenbergii (Schlechtendal) R. Knuth; Oxalis grandiflora Arechavaleta, non Jacquin; Oxalis kuibisensis R. Knuth; Oxalis lybica Viviani
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-kibana-katabami (オオキバナカタバミ, 大黄花片喰 [meaning: large yellow flower oxalis])
(English common name) Bermuda-buttercup, buttercup oxalis
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Namibia, South Africa
Habitat Roadside, field
Chromosomal number n=17, 2n=35
Description Leaves 3 leaflets, each 1-2cm wide. Scapes 20-30cm tall. Flowers yellow 3-4cm across, flowering in March to May. Perennial plants.
Reference Oxalis pes-caprae L.
Oxalis pes-caprae L.
Process for microencapsulating cells (US Patent 5286495/1994)
Herbicidal composition and method (US Patent 5998335/1999)
Process for microencapsulating cells (US Patent 6242230/2001)
Note Naturalized plants (first reported as naturalized plants in 1967)



February 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
February 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
February 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden