Oxalis pes-caprae

Common name: Soursob

Meaning of name:

Oxalis is from the Greek word oxaleios, meaning sorrel. Pes-caprae is from the Latin words pes, meaning foot, and capra, meaning she-goat. It may refer to the resemblance of the leaves to a goat’s footprint or to the seed and bulbils being caught in goat’s feet and so spread.

Distribution:

Occurs across much of southern Australia.

Description:

A ground hugging plant. The yellow flowers are produced from June to October.

Notes:

This species is originally from South Africa.

References:

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2897244

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4356