Oxalis pes-caprae, Oxalis cernua,
Nodding Wood-sorrel, חמציץ נטוי
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| | Scientific name: |
| Oxalis pes-caprae L. |
| Synonym name: |
| Oxalis cernua Thunb. |
| Common name: |
| Nodding Wood-sorrel |
| Hebrew name: |
| חמציץ נטוי |
| Family: |
| Oxalidaceae, חמציציים |
Date Picture Taken: February 16, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Geophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, compound, trifoliate |
| Flowers: |
| Yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, March, December |
| Habitat: |
| Disturbed habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Plurireginalbor-trop |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: March 23, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Oxalis, Greek oxys, acid, sour, sharp; referring to the taste of the leaves and the stem; Pliny used Latin oxalis, idis, for some species of Rumex.
pescaprae, pes, foot; capra, goat; foot of the goat, alluding to the shape of the leaflet.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation Thunb. is used to indicate Carl Peter Thunberg (1743 – 1828), a Swedish naturalist.
Date Picture Taken: February 9, 2007
Date Picture Taken: May 7, 2006
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