| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis elegans Kunth |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Knuth] 5: 234 (1822) |
| Native Range | Ecuador to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Acetosella elegans (Kunth) Kuntze Oxalis loxensis Willd. ex Zucc. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |