| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis pachyrrhiza Wedd. |
| Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 291 (1861) |
| Native Range | Ecuador to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-4700m |
| Description | taproot, caudex carnose, leaves trifoliolate, leaflets obcordate, 5-12mm long, flowers 1-several, to 1cm long, in umbel |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Oxalis arequipensis R.Knuth Oxalis buchtienii Bruns Oxalis juninensis R.Knuth |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |