Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis dregei Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 318 (1860) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-500m |
Description | acaulescent, glabrous, leaves obcordate, bilobate, at base obtuse, flowers solitary, sepals obtuse |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | pale rose |
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 dregei (Sond.) Kuntze Oxalis rostrata E.Mey. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |