Native Sorrel: Seed Pod

Class:

Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)

Order:

Wood Sorrels (Oxalidales)

Family:

Sorrel (Oxalidaceae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Native Sorrel (Oxalis perennans)

This Photo:

Seed Pod

Other names:

Grassland Wood-sorrel, Native Oxalis or Tall-fruit Oxalis

Thank you Tony and Jenny Dominelli (Cinclosoma) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills, the Flinders Ranges, Coastal Areas and elsewhere
It is very similar to it's cousin the Soursob (Oxalis pes-caprae).
However, it is smaller, has a creeping habit and does not have bulbs.

This species is classed as

LC (Least Concern)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

		<<< Previous Native Sorrel Flower, Dried		Next Species >>> Soursob Whole, Buds & Flowers
			Animals Birds Fish Frogs Invert's Ants, Bees, Flies & Wasps Beetles, Cockroaches & True Bugs Dragonflies, Mantids & Netwings Hoppers Moths & Butterflies Other Bugs Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks Mammals Reptiles Best-Antennae Best-Dorsal Best-Eyes Best-Juvenile Best-Profile Best-Pupa Best-Ventral Best-Wings Other Crust & Algae Fungi Introduced Species Plants Mistletoe Small Plants Daisies Mosses & Liverworts Orchids Other Small Plants Small Bluebush & Saltbush Shrubs & Bushes Trees Vines Best-Buds Best-Flowers Best-Fruits Best-Leaves Key-Buds Key-Flowers Info Calendars All Introduced Murraylands Native Inverts Murraylands Native Large Animals Murraylands Native Plants & Fungi Contact Did You Know? about Antennae about Bites about Cold Blooded about Eyes about Mimickery about Skin about Tools about Wings Help Home Status Search Complete List Google What's New