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Oxalis corniculata
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. Source: Wikipedia. I have ID'd this before as O. stricta, but had to correct to O. corniculata after further review. Distribution: In waste places, open grasslands, etc., from sea level to an altitude of 2,200 meters throughout the Philippines.
Backyard garden.
Used as medicinal plant in the Philippines: http://www.stuartxchange.org/TaingangDag....
Spotted on Oct 9, 2012
Submitted on Nov 6, 2012
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