Creeping Woodsorrel
Oxalis Corniculata
Other Common Names:
Sleeping Beauty, Yellow Sorrel, Red Garden SorrelWeed Type:
Perennial WeedCharacteristics:
Trifoliate leaves, yellow flowers, seed pods, spreads via stolons and seedControl Methods:
Hoeing, Manual removalActive Ingredient / Herbicides:
2,4-D (e.g., Turfweeder) MCPA (e.g., Banweed) Dicamba (e.g., Dicamba 500 EC) Glyphosate (e.g., Roundup)About this weed
The Creeping woodsorrel is a low-growing, herbaceous plant that is widespread in South Africa. It is also known as sleeping beauty and procumbent yellow sorrel.
It has a narrow stem that roots at the nodes and produces heart-shaped leaflets. It is a trifoliate weed, meaning it lacks the crescent-moon-shaped watermark of white clover.
The Creeping woodsorrel is a weed with many weedy characteristics. It is self-pollinated, produces many seeds quickly, and can grow quickly in open spaces.
It can be controlled by digging out the plants, but this is labour intensive and requires removing all bulbils. Hoeing the plants will weaken them over time, but it may take several years to completely kill them.
Triclopyr is effective on creeping woodsorrel when combined with other broadleaf herbicides. However, triclopyr is harmful to bermudagrass and Kikuyu grass, so it shouldn’t be used as a stand-alone herbicide in warm-season turfgrass lawns
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