Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis erythrorrhiza Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. |
Synonyms | Oxalis bryoides Phil. |
Oxalis guessfeldtii R.Knuth | |
Oxalis hosseana R.Knuth | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-4300m |
Description | leaves trifoliolate, crowded, often rufescent-brownish, leaflets triangular-cuneate, flowers solitary, subsessile, 6-8mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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 in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OXALIDACEAE
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