Flora Detail

Common Name Golden Sorrel, Sandsuring,
Family Oxalidaceae
Date Observed 02-09-2021
Category Ground cover
Catalogue No. 1107RG
Flowering Time Autumn,Winter
Colour Yellow
Locations Observed
Estuary
Koppie Few
Nature Reserve Few,Many
Small Holding Few,Many
Village Few,Many
Greater Rooiels

Oxalis luteola

Information

Golden Sorrel, Sandsuring. This species differs from Dimorphotheca nudicaulis var. nudicaulis in having narrow, grass-like leaves.

Stemless geophyte, bulbs are large and gummy.  Flowers are bright yellow and borne singly; after flowering the flower stem arches over to bring the developing seeds near to the ground. Sandy flats and lower slopes.