| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis caerulea (Small) R.Knuth |
| Synonyms | Ionoxalis caerulea Small |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Altitude | 1800-2600m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves basal, long petiolate, leaflets 4, obtriangular to obcordate, bilobate, glabrous, inflorescence umbellate cyme, 2-7-flowered, petals 8-10mm |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | red, pinkblue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous soil, sun alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | OXALIDACEAE
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