| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis purpurea L. |
| Synonyms | Oxalis arthrophylla Turcz. |
| Oxalis laevigata Willd. | |
| Oxalis sanguinea Jacq. | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 50-500m |
| Description | leaves in basal rosette, trifoliolate, leaflets orbiculate, bilobate, green, abaxially purple, ciliate, flowers openly tubular, tube yellow |
| Size | 3-15cm |
| Color | purple, 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 , Swaziland , Northern Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | OXALIDACEAE
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