Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis droseroides E.Mey. ex Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 330 (1860) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-500m |
Description | yellowish glandular-hirsute, stems short, scaly, leaflets 3, linear, cuneate, obtuse or retuse, glandular-ciliate, sepals lanceolate, acuminate |
Size | 7-15cm |
Color | purplish 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 droseroides (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Kuntze Acetosella semiglandulosa (Sond.) Kuntze Oxalis saronensis R.Knuth Oxalis semiglandulosa Sond. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |