Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis ausensis R.Knuth |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 315 (1915) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. to Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 1300-1500m |
Description | leaves numerous, glabrous, ternate, middle leaflet cuneate-obcordate, 5mm, glaucous, thick, at margins glandular, petioles filiform, flowers solitary, petals 5mm |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |