Dune Wood-Sorrel
Oxalis rubens
Family Oxalidaceae
Endangered — VIC: Endangered
About
Oxalis rubens is a small herbaceous plant found in coastal areas of Australia and New Zealand. Branches are erect or ascending, up to 35 cm long, of a dull red-brown colour. The specific epithet rubens is derived from Latin, meaning reddish in colour.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Mornington Peninsula National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 2016) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Mornington Peninsula National Park — Melbourne, the Dandenongs & Central Victoria hikes