Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis meisneri Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 345 (1860) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 300-350m |
Description | whitish hirsute, stems leafy, glandular-hirsute, leaves shortly petiolate, leaflets linear-cuneate, retuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially appresed hirsute |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pinkish violet |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Acetosella cana (Sond.) Kuntze Acetosella meisneri (Sond.) Kuntze Oxalis cana Sond. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |