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Tuesday 21 July 2015

Garden pink-sorrel and broadleaf woodsorrel - Oxalis latifolia Kunth - Cyprus

Oxalis latifolia is a species of flowering plant in the woodsorrel family known by the common names garden pink-sorrel and broadleaf woodsorrel. It is native to Mexico and parts of Central and South America.
This is a perennial herb growing from a system of small bulbs and spreading via stolons. There is no stem. The leaves arise on long petioles from ground level, each made up of three widely heart-shaped leaflets about 4.5 centimeters wide. The inflorescence is an array of several flowers, each with five pink petals
It is known on most other continents as an introduced species and a noxious weed and invasive species, as it infests many types of agricultural crops.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photos Orkonta,6/7/2015 by George Konstantinou




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