Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis elegans Kunth |
Synonyms | Oxalis loxensis Willd. ex Zucc. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2200-3500m |
Description | stems crowded, leaves trifoliolate, leaflets broadly obovate, 8x12mm, thin, abaxially mauve, petioles ca. 75mm long, flowers 2-6, 2cm long, in umbel |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | violet |
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 (Ecuador , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OXALIDACEAE
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