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[–] bot@mander.xyz 1 points 13 hours ago

Automatic identification via PlantNet summary

Most likely match: Oxalis latifolia Kunth

Common name Scientific name Likeliness
Broadleaf woodsorrel Oxalis latifolia 67.50 %
Pink Sorrel Oxalis articulata 13.91 %
Violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea 9.55 %
Pink woodsorrel Oxalis debilis 1.56 %
Purple shamrock Oxalis triangularis 0.65 %

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[–] nettle@mander.xyz 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Sounds like Oxalis latifolia it is a common invasive species in australia.

(I am no expert so take my ID with a grain of salt)

[–] TheWinged7@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago

Yes thats it, the images in the linked Wikipedia page look exactly like the plants in my yard thanks 😸

[–] nettle@mander.xyz 3 points 3 days ago

This is based on the large leaves with a fishtail shape and the purple pink old flowers. also it seems it does not spread by seed rather it "reproduces by bulbs and bulbils produced from the underground stems." source

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Some Oxalis it looks like.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 3 points 3 days ago

Looks like wood sorrel (oxalis) to me.

That said, I'm here from All, have no expertise in identifying plants, and am doubly unfamiliar with Australian flora, so take the above with a biiig grain of salt.

[–] principalkohoutek@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago

Looks a lot like oxalis to me