Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis clavifolia Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 330 (1860) |
Native Range | nw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Description | stems sparsely glandular, terminal leaves crowded, long petiolate, leaflets linear-cuneate, carinate, emarginate, glabrous, sepals acuminate, tube of corolla yellowish |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Acetosella clavifolia (Sond.) Kuntze Oxalis clavigera Sond. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |