Oxalis corniculata L.

Spice Flower In the field

Family: OXALIDACEAE

Genus: Oxalis

Catalan common name: Agrella. Al·leluia. Lújula. Pa de cucut.

Spanish common name: Acederilla. Acetosa. Aleluya. Pan de cuco.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Holoartica

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte. Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones.

Characteristics: A small herb that appears in orchards and along path-sides. It has the typical leaves of the genus Oxalis: a long stalk and a leaf divided into three heart-shaped leaflets, they frequently take reddish hues. It can take root in the nodes of the leaves. The flowers are yellow, but much smaller than the Oxalis pes-caprae ones. Its fruits are also very characteristic, a long capsule with a pentagonal section. We will be able to find it in flower at any time of year.