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4 October 2022

Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel)

Publication: PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank

https://doi.org/10.1079/pwkb.species.38154

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name: Oxalis corniculata L.
Preferred Common Name: creeping woodsorrel
Other Scientific Names: Acetosella corniculata (L.) Kuntz; Oxalis langloisii (Small) Fedde; Oxalis micrantha BOJ.; Oxalis parvifolia; Oxalis procumbens A. Rich (1847); Oxalis repens Thunb.; Oxlis villosa M. Bieb; Xanthoxalis corniculata (L.) Small; Xanthoxalis langloisii Small; Xanthoxalis repens (Thunb.) Moldenke
International Common Names: English
creeping oxalis; Spanish
aigret
aleluya amarilla
chulco
hierba de la perdiz
vinagrillo; French
oxalis cornicule
surelle jaune; Portuguese
erva-azeda-de-folha-pequena
Local Common Names: a 'aa 'a
acedera
acerderilla
agrito
clover sorrel
creeping lady's sorrel
creeping wood sorrel
creeping woods
creeping yellow oxalis
creeping yellow oxalis
hamd
horned oxalis
'i'i
oseille filante
petit oseille
petit trefle
pied de pigeon
procumbent yellow sorrel
sheep sorrel
sleeping beauty
sour grass
sour-grass wood-sorrel
trebol
trefle jaune
wood sorrel
yellow oxalis
yellow wood sorrel; Brazil
azedinha
tres coracoes
tres-coracoes
trevo-azedo; China
cu jiang cao; Cook Islands
kavakava
koki‘i
koki‘i kura; Costa Rica
acederilla
chicha fuerte; Fiji
matakonikoni
matakorukoru
rongomi
rongomi
totowiwi; French Polynesia
'ava 'ava
pa 'ihi
pa 'i'l
patoa; Germany
Gehoernter Sauerklee
hornfruchtiger Sauerklee
Horn-Sauerklee; Italy
carpingna
pancuculo; Japan
katabami; Micronesia, Federated states of
gougus; Netherlands
klaverzuring, gehoornde; Northern Mariana Islands
agsom; Palau
omis; Philippines
daraisig
kanapa
salamagi; Sweden
blodaxalis (O. corniculata var. atropurpurea)
brunsyra
krypoxalis; Tonga
kihikihi; USA/Hawaii
‘ihi maka ‘ula
‘ihi makole
'ihi 'ai
'ihi 'awa
EPPO code: OXACO (Oxalis corniculata)
EPPO code: OXAMI (Oxalis micrantha)

Pictures

Habit
Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel); habit.
©Sheldon Navie

Seedling
Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel); young seedling.
©Sheldon Navie

Young plant
Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel); young plant.
©Sheldon Navie

Leaves and flowers
Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel); leaves and flowers.
©Sheldon Navie

Flowers
Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel); close-up of flowers.
©Sheldon Navie

Flowering plant
Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel); the flowers are 1-1.5cm in diameter.
©Chris Parker/Bristol, UK

Habit
Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel); habit of a single plant.
©Sheldon Navie

Fruits
Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel); immature fruits.
©Sheldon Navie

Oxalis corniculata
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
Ananas comosus (pineapple)	Other
Arachis hypogaea (groundnut)	Other
Camellia sinensis (tea)	Main
Chrysanthemum (daisy)	Unknown	Gobatto et al. (2019)
Citrus	Main
Coffea (coffee)	Main
Curcuma longa (turmeric)	Unknown	Tahira et al. (2010)
Manihot esculenta (cassava)	Other
Musa (banana)	Other
Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco)	Unknown	Shah and Khan (2006)
Oryza sativa (rice)	Main	Kiran and Rao (2013) Shah and Khan (2006)
pastures	Other
Phaseolus (beans)	Other
Pyrethrum	Other
Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane)	Other	Khan et al. (2012)
Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)	Unknown	Macharia et al. (2016) Stobbs et al. (2009)
Solanum tuberosum (potato)	Other
Triticum aestivum (wheat)	Unknown	Fazal and Muhammad (2015) Shah and Khan (2006)
turfgrasses	Other
Zea mays (maize)	Main	Shah and Khan (2006)
Zoysia matrella (Manila grass)	Unknown	Xie et al. (2008)

Prevention and Control

Physical/Mechanical Control

Herbiguide (2013) suggests mowing (and grazing) is generally ineffective and manual removal is difficult. UC-IPM Online (2013) proposes that it can be controlled through hand-weeding and hand cultivation with hoes and weeding tools, but recommends following such treatments up with post-emergent herbicides. It also advises burying seeds or covering them with mulch to block their exposure to light so as to prevent germination. Fertilising or irrigating is also not effective: ‘the more vigorous the turfgrass, the more vigorous the creeping woodsorrel’ (UC-IPM Online, 2013).

Movement Control

To prevent further spread of the weed, a lawn mower that has been used where creeping woodsorrel grows, should be washed or airsprayed to remove all seeds and clippings before mowing weed-free turf. Furthermore, considerable caution should be taken when purchasing container plants from nurseries to ensure that the weed is not moved to new greenhouses or gardens (UC-IPM Online, 2013).

Biological Control

No biological control has been suggested for O. corniculata.

Chemical Control

Due to the variable regulations around (de-)registration of pesticides, we are for the moment not including any specific chemical control recommendations. For further information, we recommend you visit the following resources:

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EU pesticides database (http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/eu-pesticides-database/)

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PAN pesticide database (www.pesticideinfo.org)

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Your national pesticide guide

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