Bermuda buttercup with western spotted cucumber beetle
Oxalis pes-caprae with Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Oxalidaceae

I still enjoy sucking on the stems of the Bermuda buttercup, aka sourgrass. I just have to make sure the stems I pick aren't anywhere near where dogs can do their thing, kinda like not eating yellow snow. This plant comes from South Africa.

ps 03/09/11 - In the past 2 years we've seen an explosion of this flower in places we used to never see it. For an excellent blog post, see Curbstone Valley Farm.

Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
Oxalidaceae

This is the first time I've witnessed Oxalis overtaking the neon pink/purple ice plant.

Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
Oxalidaceae

It's also known as sour-grass. I first learned to suck the sour juice of these stems while playing behind the church and waiting for the grownups to be done with their Sunday socializing.

I noticed Bermuda buttercups everywhere early this spring, even more so than usual and even among Pacific Grove's famed hot pink ice plant.