Japanese name: ムラサキカタバミ（紫片喰） Scientific name:Oxalis debilis subsp. corymbosa
[Overview]
A perennial 30 cm tall, seen in gardens, on vacant lots and similar places.
It has an underground bulb, around which small bulbs form.
The leaves are basal and consist of 3 leaflets.
The leaflets are obcordate, 2–4.5 cm wide, with a notched tip, giving a heart shape.
The undersides of the leaves have orange spots.
The leaves have petioles 5–15 cm long.
An umbel held higher than the leaves bears several flowers.
The flowers are about 1.5 cm across and 5-petaled, in a pale reddish purple.
The anthers of the stamens are white.
[History]
It was introduced as an ornamental in the late Edo period and has since become naturalized.
