Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

Oxalis latifolia Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth

OXALIDACEAE

purple flowered oxalis, shamrock, red garden sorrel, fishtail oxalis, broadleaf woodsorrel, garden sorrel, Mexican oxalis

Disturbed areas, Minor problem species

Origin: Tropical South America

Growth Form: Herb

Plant Description: Stemless herb up to 0.25 m high, with numerous leaves and peduncles arising from brown scaly bulbs 10-15 mm long.

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Photo - flowers/leaves

K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

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Confirmed (herbarium specimen)

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Suspected

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