Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Oxalis pes-caprae
Common name:
geelsuring, African wood sorrel, Bermuda buttercup, Bermuda sorrel, Cape sorrel, English wood, sourgrass, yellow sorrel, Buttercup oxalis, goat's foot, sour sop, soursob
Family:
Oxalidaceae (Wood-sorrel)
Synonym:
Oxalis cf. pes-caprae
Distribution:
South Africa
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
National red list:
Least Concern
Life form:
Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)
Comments:
This plant is an invasive species and noxious weed in many other parts of the world, including the United States (particularly coastal California), Europe, Israel and Australia.
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Locations
1:
Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection
(OXALIS RESEARCH)
• Accession: 2014-528/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
2:
Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection
(OXALIS RESEARCH)
• Accession: 2014-592/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
3:
Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection
(OXALIS RESEARCH)
• Accession: 2014-592/2 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
4:
Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection
(OXALIS RESEARCH)
• Accession: 2019-426 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
Area
Individual