What is this plant? Found in my yard in Sydney Australia
1y 4mon ago by lemm.ee/u/TheWinged7 in plantid@mander.xyz from i.imgur.com
Sounds like Oxalis latifolia it is a common invasive species in australia.
(I am no expert so take my ID with a grain of salt)
Yes thats it, the images in the linked Wikipedia page look exactly like the plants in my yard thanks 😸
This is based on the large leaves with a fishtail shape and the purple pink old flowers. also it seems it does not spread by seed rather it "reproduces by bulbs and bulbils produced from the underground stems." source
Some Oxalis it looks like.
Automatic identification via PlantNet summary
Most likely match: Oxalis latifolia Kunth
| Common name | Scientific name | Likeliness |
|---|---|---|
| Broadleaf woodsorrel | Oxalis latifolia | 67.50 % |
| Pink Sorrel | Oxalis articulata | 13.91 % |
| Violet woodsorrel | Oxalis violacea | 9.55 % |
| Pink woodsorrel | Oxalis debilis | 1.56 % |
| Purple shamrock | Oxalis triangularis | 0.65 % |
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