Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis bifurca G.Lodd. |
Synonyms | Oxalis brehmiana Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems white sericeous, leafy, terminal leaves crowded, long petiolate, leaflets erect, bifid, segments patent, oblong, adaxially punctate, sepals oblong-lanceolate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | purple, whitish |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
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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