| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis ornithopus Phil. |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-600m |
| Description | stems short, thick, scabrous, leaves few, petioles 3cm, leaflets 3, narrowly linear, acute, sparsely lanate, flowers pedicellate, sepals obtuse, petals 8-12mm long |
| Size | 5-8cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | alpine house, dry rest in summer, watering from November |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (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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