Least Yellow-sorrel - Oxalis exilis
Alt Name
Oxalis perennans
Description
Low, creeping, sometimes mat-forming plant, with creeping thread-like stems, leaflets only 2 to 6 mm always green. Flowers solitary, yellow, usually 5 stamens with and five without anthers.
Habitat
On gravel covered drives, and near to habitation, nurseries, cultivated ground and waste places.
When to see it
July to October.
Life History
Perennial
UK Status
Scattered records from central and southern England but probably increasing.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent and increasing in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.
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