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Garden Pink-Sorrel (Clover)

Oxalis Latifolia

Description:

This is a perennial herb growing from a system of small bulbs and spreading via stolons. There is no stem. The leaves arise on long petioles from ground level, each made up of three widely heart-shaped leaflets about 4.5 centimeters wide. The inflorescence is an array of several flowers, each with five pink petals.

Habitat:

It is native to Mexico and parts of Central and South America.

Notes:

I loved this flower and really never had seen here before...

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1 Comment

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Lovely!

LeviWong
Spotted by
LeviWong

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Nov 3, 2011
Submitted on Dec 29, 2011

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