Ambul Ambiliya Oxalis corniculata

Common name    - Ambul ambiliya

Botanical name   - Oxaliscorniculata

Family                 - Oxalidaceae

Life cycle            - Perennial 

Morphology 

• Stem : Thin, cylindrical, creepgrow along the slightly wet soil surfaces. Tender creeps are light green in color while matures are reddish brown
• Roots : fibrous roots 
• Leaves : are quadra foliate. Leaflet is nearly heart shaped. Light green in color
• Flowers: The yellow flowers which are approximately 6mm in diameter have five petals and number 1-6 per stem. This plant flowers most of the year
• Seeds :are about 1-1.3mm long and 1mm wide. Seeds are readily spread by soil and water movement

Propagation

• By stolons

Agricultural usage/ importance 

• May invade lawns and displacedesirable grasses. May cause oxalate poisoning in livestock if eaten
• Medicinal value

Control method 

• Hand weeding
• Mechanical weeding