Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis namaquana Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 325 (1860) |
Native Range | nw. Cape Prov. to Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 1000-1100m |
Description | acaulescent, glabrous, leaflets 3, oblong-linear, sharply emarginate, scapes equalling the leaves, sepals unequal, obtuse |
Size | 4-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Acetosella trifoliata Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |