OXALIS PERENNANS

This member of the Oxalidaceae family was given this name by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1803. It is found in southern Australia and introduced in southern New Zealand, growing in a sandy or other well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The taproot can grow to two centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 30 centimetres in length, but only around eight in height. The flowers are yellow.

The genera name means 'sharp, pungent', as to leaf taste. The species name from Latin, meaning 'growing constantly';, through the year. Wild plants by Marilyn Bull, Vic.gov.au. Another pair of taproots by Greg Jordan, Utas.edu.au.