Oxalis pes-caprae (Bermuda buttercup)
Identity
- Preferred Scientific Name
- Oxalis pes-caprae L. (1753)
- Preferred Common Name
- Bermuda buttercup
- Other Scientific Names
- Oxalis cernua Thunb. (1781)
- International Common Names
- Spanishagrios
- Frenchoxalis de bermudes
- Portugueseerva-pata
- Local Common Names
- Australiasoursob
- Brazilerva-canaria
- GermanyBermuda-sauerkleeNickender-sauerklee
- Spainflor del sueno
- EPPO code
- OXAPC (Oxalis pes-caprae)
Pictures
Habit
Oxalis pes-caprae (Bermuda buttercup); typical habit with leaves and flowers.
©Sheldon Navie
Habit
Oxalis pes-caprae (Bermuda buttercup); habit in a small clump with flowers.
©Sheldon Navie
Flowers
Oxalis pes-caprae (Bermuda buttercup); flowers on a small plant.
©Sheldon Navie
Flowers
Oxalis pes-caprae (Bermuda buttercup); flowers.
©Sheldon Navie
Seedling
Oxalis pes-caprae (Bermuda buttercup); young plant.
©Sheldon Navie
Stem
Oxalis pes-caprae (Bermuda buttercup); tuberous underground stem and bulbil (arrowed).
©Sheldon Navie
Flowers
Oxalis pes-caprae (Bermuda buttercup); flowers.
©Chris Parker/Bristol, UK
Worker
Apis mellifera capensis (Cape honey bee); Worker feeding on Oxalis pes-caprae. Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa. August 2011.
©Julie Anne Workman/via Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 3.0
Invasive habit
Oxalis pes-caprae (Bermuda buttercup); habit, infesting a daffodil crop
©Chris Parker/Bristol, UK
Oxalis pes-caprae
Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, bugwood.org
Refer to Bugwood: http://www.bugwood.org/ImageUsage.html
Distribution
Host Plants and Other Plants Affected
| Host | Host status | References |
|---|---|---|
| Citrus | Other | |
| Malus domestica (apple) | Main | |
| Olea europaea subsp. europaea (European olive) | Main | |
| Triticum aestivum (wheat) | Main | |
| Vitis vinifera (grapevine) | Main |
Prevention and Control
Control methods are reviewed by Marshall (1987), Peirce (1997) and Parsons and Cuthbertson (1992).
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History
Published online: 22 November 2019
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