Creeping Wood-Sorrel
Oxalis corniculata
Growing low between maize plants at Eldoret, Kenya. July 2014.
These low, delicate herbs creep along under and between crops and don't gather much attention because they don't shade or crowd. On the other hand, they are tough to remove because they break apart easily and each part roots again from the leaf node resulting in a new plant. The other wood-sorrels found in Kenya lack above ground branching.
A common weed of temperate regions through much of the world. This plant is among many plants native to Eurasia that were likely introduced to Kenya by colonists who brought traditional crops, and inadvertently, weed seeds.
