This is a shrubby version of the familiar sheep sorrel. Small pink flowers give rise to showy fruit with pink wings. |
The margins of the nutlets bare numerous hooked appendages. Moist soil herb. |
Spikes of pink to white flowers on mostly herbaceous plant of wet or submerged soil. Leaves lance-shaped. |
Spikes of white or pale pink flowers. Plant of damp soil and with leaves that are broader and with soft pubescence. |
Twining plant with heart-shaped leaves and small green-white flowers. |
Herbaceous weed with long, slender, stems. Elyptical leaves with wavy margins. Seeds with three sharp corners. Small pale flowers. |
Similar to the previous one, but with leaves deeply lobed. |
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Michael J. Plagens, page created 22 September 2014,
Updated 17 June 2017.
By no means am I an expert on the Natural History of Kenya. I am a novice exploring this part of the World. By creating a page for the species as I encounter them I am teaching myself. If the reader finds an error, please let me know so that I can make corrections (use copyright link).