Creeping Wood Sorrel

Description:

Oxalis corniculata, the creeping woodsorrel, also called Procumbent Yellow-sorrel or Sleeping Beauty, resembles the Common Yellow Woodsorrel (O. stricta). It is a somewhat delicate-appearing, low-growing, herbaceous plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It has a narrow, creeping stem that readily roots at the nodes. The trifoliate leaves are subdivided into three rounded leaflets and resemble a clover in shape.

Habitat:

This species is cosmopolitan in its distribution, and its place of origin is unknown. It is regarded as weed in gardens,agricultural fields, and lawns.