Citation: L., Sp. Pl. 433 (1753).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: Finger-leaved oxalis.

Description:
Bulbs ovoid, 1-2 cm long; tunics brown; rhizome to 10 cm, with several brown amplexicaul scales at the top; stem hardly exserted; leaves 3-10; petioles 2-6 cm, broadened at the base; leaflets 4-7, lanceolate or linear, 10-25 mm long, 2-7 mm broad, glabrous, often conduplicate-falcate.

Flowers solitary; sepals oblong, 6-8 mm long, with several calli at the apex; petals yellow, sometimes with purple margins, 20-30 mm long.

Fruits unknown here.

	Oxalis flava habit
Image source: fig 385d in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Published illustration: Dyer (1958) Flowering Plants of AJbica, 32:pl. 1266.

Distribution:  Probably a garden escape. S.Aust.: EP, MU, SL, SE.   W.Aust.; N.S.W.   Native to South Africa. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: April — Sept.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

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