Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis eckloniana C.Presl |
Bibliography | Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 459 (1845) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 50-200m |
Description | bulbs ovate, brown, petiole, scape and calyx hirsute, leaflets orbiculate, retuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially punctate, margins long ciliate, sepals acuminate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Acetosella eckloniana (C.Presl) Kuntze Oxalis bifolia Page Oxalis divergens Eckl. & Zeyh. Oxalis eckloniana F.Dietr. Oxalis salmonicolor Schltr. Oxalis sulphurea Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |