| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis eriolepis Wedd. |
| Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 290 (1861) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to Peru and nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-4500m |
| Description | stems crowded, leaves trifoliolate, leaflets broadly obcordate and bilobate, 5x10mm, flowers solitary, ca. 1cm long, sepals with violet margins and thickened red apex |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | purple, white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |