Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis pinguiculacea R.Knuth |
Synonyms | Oxalis pazensis (Rusby) R.Knuth |
Oxalis steinbachii R.Knuth | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2500-4500m |
Description | acaulescent, glabrous, leaves long petiolate, leaflets broadly obcordate, incised, segments rounded, peduncles 7-13cm, 5-flowered, sepals lanceolate, acute |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale red |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OXALIDACEAE
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