Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis livida Jacq. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 80-300m |
Description | glabrous, bulbs ovate, stems leafy at apex, petioles crowded, long, leaflets obcordate, bilobate, adaxially green, abaxially purple, flowers 2-5 in umbel |
Size | 2-20cm |
Color | pinkish red |
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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