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
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