Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis lawsonii F.Bolus |
Synonyms | Oxalis seineri R.Knuth |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 900-1200m |
Description | leaves numerous, petiolate, leaflets 3, on veinlets softly densely lanate, margins long hirsute, green, 1cm, broadly cuneate-obovate, flowers 17mm, sepals hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuberous perennial |
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 |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia , Free State , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OXALIDACEAE
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