Oxalis corniculata aka yellow wood sorrel

[The witch]

Split from: Liverwort

maggyd said:

Not sure I know what liverwort is Plocket (I thought it was a sausage ) b ut Ive got something that seems to have overrun my front borders and rockery the closest I can find that looks like it is MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS its tiny little round leaf that forms a dense carpet.

It seems to have the same habit as your liverwort.

Sounds like it could be Oxalis corniculata aka yellow wood sorrel maggyd - horrid stuff if it's what you've got. It has little yellow flowers, the seed heads burst spreading seeds everywhere.

www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles1005/oxaliscontrol.asp

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[plocket]

It's got very long roots and is beastly stuff to get rid of.

[maggyd]

No its not oxi whatsit The witch that looks like a miniture shamrock doesnt it? mine has a tiny round leaf I think it is MYOB and it does pull up very easy as if the roots are on the surface all matted together .When we first moved in I pulled up quiet a large area and underneath there was a white brick of something like lard I binned it but I thought the previous owner had put it there to feed this little plant but I was afraid my little dog would lick it ,does anyone know what it could have been?

[4pygmies]

I can't imagine what that could have been Maggyd! Ooer, how strange - if you find out please tell us.
I seem to be alone in liking Oxalis corniculata. I really love its little leaf shape and colour. I don't mind where it goes in my garden really. There's a query in this month's GW about MYOB if anyone's interested - the same problem as you have with it, Maggyd.

[sweetleaf]

I have two types of Oxalis, One has green leaves,pink flowers the other is purple they have wierd orange roots, neither is a thug, and I like them. ;D