weedy succulent-leafed oxalis ID request

Nhu Nguyen xerantheum@gmail.com
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:13:37 PST
Hi Ken,

Looks like you've got more than 1 weedy Oxalis in that pot! :)

The purplish one is the evil O. corniculata group that's weedy basically
everywhere. The succulent is O. megalorrhiza which has a thickened
tap-root. Make sure you pull the whole tap-root out if you want to get rid
of it. I feel torn about this species because I'm fond of it but it can be
weedy, especially in succulent collections.

Here's a photo: http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/…

Nhu

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Ken <kjblack@pacbell.net> wrote:

> I have this succulent-leafed oxalis popping up in several pots.  I recall
> one
> plant last year, with yellow flowers similar to O.pes-caprae.  Hopefully,
> it will not be quite that weedy!
> Any guess on the species?
> http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/…
>
>



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