Oxalis pes-caprae
South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Namibia, trop. Africa (I), England (I), Portugal (I), Spain (I), Gibraltar (I), Baleares (I), France (I), Corsica (I), Sardinia (I), Malta (I), Sicily (I), Italy (I), Greece (I), Croatia (I), Crete (I), Libya (I), Tunisia (I), Algeria (I), Morocco (I), Northern Caucasus (I), Georgia [Caucasus] (I), China (I), Australia (I) (Western Australia (I), Northern Territory (I), South Australia (I), Queensland (I), New South Wales (I), Victoria (I), Tasmania (I)), Peru (I), Chile (I), Uruguay (I), Argentina (I), Brazil (I), Mexico (I), Cyprus (I) (C-Mountains (I), E-Cyprus (I), N-Cyprus (I), W-Cyprus (I)), East Aegaean Isl. (I), Rhodos (I), Turkey (I) (W-Anatolia (I)), Egypt (I) (Nile Delta (I), Nile Valley (I), NW-coastal Egypt (I)), Israel (I) (coastal W-Israel (I), Rift Valley (I), N-Israel (I)), Lebanon (I) (coastal W-Lebanon (I)), Sinai peninsula (I) (N-Sinai (I)), Syria (I) (coastal W-Syria (I), NW-Syria (I)), United Arab Emirates (I), Qatar (I), Afghanistan (I), Azores (I) (Santa Maria Isl. (I), Sao Miguel Isl. (I), Terceira (I), Graciosa (I), Sao Jorge (I), Pico (I), Faial (I), Flores Isl.), Madeira (I) (Madeira Isl. (I), Porto Santo Isl. (I)), Canary Isl. (I) (Lanzarote (I), Fuerteventura (I), Gran Canaria (I), Tenerife (I), Hierro (I), La Palma Isl. (I)), India (I), Pakistan (I), Pakistani Kashmir (I) (Gilgit (I)), USA (I) (Arizona (I), California (I), Florida (I)) 154070 0
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Alien: Naturalized invasive. Gardens, orchards, fields and waste ground, sea-level to 800' (possibly higher). Recorded in almost all divisions, including a record near Limassol as early as 1913 (Division 3). First recorded from Cyprus in 1880 and was at that time evidently common only in the neighborhood of Larnaca, though by the end of 19th century it had become common probably throughout the lowlands of the island. Though often said to be sterile outside its native distribution, a Cyprus specimen did have fruits, rather malformed but containing well-developed seeds. Not thriving well in natural habitats, but able to invade following the smallest disturbance. Many records with habitats including pine forest, field margins, openings in garigue. Typical habitat is phrygana.
Strong agricultural weed. Also provides food for wildlife (partridges, francolins and other birds) (Hadjikyriakou and Hadjisterkotis 2002).
Meikle RD (1977) Flora of Cyprus Vol 1.
Chrtek J, Slavík B (1981) Contribution to the flora of Cyprus. Preslia 53: 45-65.
Georgiades C (1995) Η επιγενής χλωρίδα της Κύπρου. Ταξινομική, χλωριδικά, φυτογεωγραφική, οικοφυσιολογική μελέτη. [The adventive flora of Cyprus, taxonomic, floristic, phytogeographic, ecophysiological study]. Ph.D. Thesis, Athens University.
Alziar G (2000) Compte rendu du 4ème Iter Mediterraneum. Bocconea 11: 5-83.
Chrtek J, Slavík B (2000) Contribution to the flora of Cyprus. 4. Flora Mediterranea 10: 235-259.
Hand R (2001) Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus II. Willdenowia 31(2): 383-409. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.31.31207
Hadjikyriakou G, Hadjisterkotis E (2002) The adventive plants of Cyprus with new records of invasive species. Zeitschrift fur Jagdwissenschaft 48: 59–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02192393
Hadjikyriakou G (2009) Contribution to the study of the flora of Cyprus 12 [Συμβολή στη μελέτη της χλωρίδας της Κύπρου 12]. Dasoponos 38: 7-10.