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Oxalis corniculata L.
Yellow Wood Sorrel

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:435 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Creeping annual, herb, 0.02-0.2 m high. Fl. yellow, May or Aug to Nov. A weed of lawns & gardens.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 August 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Central Kimberley, Coolgardie, Dampierland, Esperance Plains, Indian Tropical Islands, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Fitzgerald, Hamersley, Hart, Katanning, Keep, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Pindanland, Roebourne, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Ashburton, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Broome, Cambridge, Christmas Island, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Denmark, Dundas, Goomalling, Gosnells, Halls Creek, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Manjimup, Melville, Nannup, Narrogin, Perth, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Subiaco, Vincent, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyndham-East Kimberley.