Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis monophylla L. |
Bibliography | Mant. Pl. 2: 241 (1771) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 80-450m |
Description | acaulescent, strigose, leaves obovate or elliptic, obtuse or retuse, flowers solitary, sepals acute, corolla tube yellowish |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | 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 |
Synonyms | Acetosella monophylla (L.) Kuntze Oxalis lepida Jacq. Oxalis rostrata Jacq. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |