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Oxalis pes-caprae L.

Bermuda buttercup (Oxalidaceae)

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Oxalis pes-caprae is a perennial herb native to south-western Africa, but naturalised in the Channel Islands and the Isles of Scilly, and casual elsewhere in Great Britain.

St. Martin’s (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies); 2026-03-21

 Bermuda buttercup / Oxalis pes-caprae: _Oxalis pes-caprae_ is a perennial herb native to south-western Africa, but naturalised in the Channel Islands and the Isles of Scilly, and casual elsewhere in Great Britain.

Oxalis pes-caprae is a conspicuous weed of bulb-fields in the Isles of Scilly (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies).

St. Martin’s (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies); 2026-03-21

 Bermuda buttercup / Oxalis pes-caprae: _Oxalis pes-caprae_ is a conspicuous weed of bulb-fields in the Isles of Scilly (VC1).

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