Identification please.

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  1. Michael Hewett

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    A friend has asked me what the flower in the photo is.
    It reminds me of Oxalis articulata but it doesn't seem to have leaves.
    Any information gratefully received :smile:

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    Please can somebody help me with this query :smile:
     
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    Pink sorrel in the oxalis family. Seems early and strange there are no leaves, they pop up from rhizomes maybe the leaves come later.
     
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      Thank you ... Yes it's strange there are no leaves.
      I have flowers on mine now but there are lots of leaves, in fact they've been leafy all winter.
       
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        Definitely looks like oxalis - I have o. pocockiana and it also has leaves when in flower. Could they be under what seems to be a layer of dead tree leaves in the picture, struggling to emerge?
         
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          That is possible. It belongs to a friend of a friend so I can't be sure.
           
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