Citation: Kunth in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen.et Sp. Pl. 5:236 t. 466 (1822) var. corymbosa (DC.)Lourt. in Woodson et al., Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard. 67:840 (1980).

Synonymy: O. corymbosa DC., Prod. 1:696 (1824); O. martiana Zucc., Denkschr. Akad. Muench. 9:144 (1823-24).

Common name: Pink shamrock, lilac oxalis.

Description:
Bulbs globose; tunics light-brown, vertically ridged, ciliate with long hairs; bulbils produced from the old bulb, sessile; stem 0; leaves 10-20; petioles 5-20 cm, with scattered long hairs, bases modified as scales of the bulb; leaflets 3, obcordate, 1-2 cm long, 1-3 cm broad, with a narrow notch and rounded lobes, glabrous above, sparsely hairy below, mostly ciliate.

Peduncles slightly longer than the leaves with 8-15 flowers in an umbel; sepals lanceolate, c. 6 mm long, with a few hairs, 2 calli at the apex; petals pink, c. 15 mm long.

Fruits unknown here.

	Oxalis debilis base with bulbs and leaves.
Image source: fig 386e in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Published illustration: Cunningham et al. (1982) Plants of western New South Wales, p. 435; Kleinschmidt & Johnson (1977) Weeds of Queensland, p. 216.

Distribution:    All mainland States.   Native to South America. Probably a garden escape. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: Nov. — July.

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

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