Oxalis pes-caprae

Plant: perennial herb; BULBS 0.5-2.5 cm long Leaves: 3-42 cm tall; leaflets 3, 10-40 mm long, 20-45 mm wide INFLORESCENCE: 3-20 flowered; pedicels less than 2 cm long Flowers: perfect, the petals clawed, connate at base; stamens 10; pistil 5-carpelled; styles 5, corollas yellow, 15-25 mm long Fruit: FRUITS fleshy explosive capsules. SEEDS arillate Misc: Disturbed urban or agricultural lands; 400-650 m (1100-2000 ft); Feb- Apr REFERENCES: Denton, Melinda. 1998 Oxalidaceae. J. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. 30(2): 115.