Goat's-foot

	Goat's-foot Goat's foot is a common name for several plants and may refer to: '' Ipomoea pes-caprae'' ''Oxalis pes-caprae'' A goat's foot may also refer to a type of reloading mechanism for a crossbow A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a ''prod'', mounted horizontally on a main frame called a ''tiller'', which is hand-held in a similar fashion to the stock of a long fi .... {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Oxalis Pes-caprae ''Oxalis pes-caprae'' (African wood-sorrel, Bermuda buttercup, Bermuda sorrel, buttercup oxalis, Cape sorrel, English weed, goat's-foot, sourgrass, soursob or soursop; ) is a species of heterostyly, tristylous yellow-flowering plant in the wood sorrel family Oxalidaceae. ''Oxalis cernua'' is a less common synonym for this species. Some of the most common names for the plant reference its sour taste owing to oxalic acid present in its tissues. Indigenous to South Africa, the plant has become a pest plant in different parts of the world that is difficult to eradicate because of how it propagates through underground bulbs. Name ''Oxalis pes-caprae'' is often called by the common name sourgrass, ''sour''grass due to its moderately Sour, sour flavor. This sourness is caused by an exceptionally high content of oxalic acid. The specific epithet ''pes-caprae'' means 'goat's-foot', possibly in reference to the shape of the leaf. Description The ''Oxalis pes-caprae'' flower is floral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ipomoea Pes-caprae ''Ipomoea pes-caprae'', also known as bayhops, bay-hops, beach morning glory or goat's foot, is a common pantropical creeping vine belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. It grows on the upper parts of beaches and endures salted air. It is one of the most common and most widely distributed salt tolerant plants and provides one of the best known examples of oceanic dispersal. Its seeds float and are unaffected by salt water. Originally described by Linnaeus, it was placed in its current genus by Robert Brown in 1818. Description ''Ipomoea pes-caprae'' is a prostrate perennial, often covering large areas; stems long-trailing often several metres in length, rooting at the nodes, glabrous. It has pink, fused petals with a darker centre. The fruit is a capsule containing 4 hairy seeds that float in water. Distribution This species can be found on the sandy shores of the tropical Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. A similar species, ''Ipomoea imperati'', with white flowers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]