Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis eckloniana C.Presl |
Synonyms | Oxalis salmonicolor Schltr. |
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 | alpine house, dry rest in summer, watering from November |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OXALIDACEAE
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