Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis capillacea E.Mey. ex Sond. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 150-600m |
Description | pedicellate, leaves crowded, petiolate, leaflets 5-7, linear-setose, revolute, sharply incised, adaxially black striate, sepals lanceolate, veined |
Size | 4-7cm |
Color | whitish, 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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