| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis metcalfei (Small) R.Knuth |
| Bibliography | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 314 (1919) |
| Native Range | Colorado to Arizona and ne. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1800-3100m |
| Description | leaves basal, long petiolate, leaflets green, triangular-cordate, lobate, glabrous, inflorescence cymose, 3-7-flowered, scape glabrous, petals 12-16mm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Ionoxalis metcalfei Small Ionoxalis monticola Small Oxalis bulbosa A.Nelson Oxalis neomexicana R.Knuth Oxalis oreophila Cory |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |