Cape Sorrel
Oxalis pes-caprae
Family Oxalidaceae
Maltese name Haxixa Ingliza
Habitat Disturbed ground
Herbaceous perrenial, spending summer as a bulb. Leaves trifoliate with long petioles. Blooms in winter and spring. Introduced in the 19th century, it spread from Malta to the entire Mediterranean and even up the Atlantic coast to the British Isles. The Maltese name means the English plant as its introduction coincided with the start of British rule in Malta.
Grows virtually everywhere. Very Common.
Cape Sorrel