| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis virgosa Molina |
| Bibliography | Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili: 132 (1782) |
| Native Range | c. & n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | stems short, tuberous, leaflets adaxially shiny, abaxially papilose, carnose, obcordate, deeply incised, peduncles with 1-5 flowers in umbel, sepals elliptic, acute |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acetosella savignyana Kuntze Acetosella subcarnosa (Klotzsch ex Walp.) Kuntze Acetosella virgosa (Molina) Kuntze Oxalis gigantea Barnéoud Oxalis subcarnosa Klotzsch ex Walp. Oxalis virgosa Savigny |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |