Oxalis debilis
Common name
pink shamrock
Family
Oxalidaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
OXADEB
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Red/Pink
Year naturalised
1958
Origin
N. South America and probably C. America and the West Indies
Etymology
oxalis: From the Greek word oxus meaning acid or sharp
debilis: Weak