Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis pulchella Jacq. |
Bibliography | Oxalis: 109 (1794) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. to Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 250-450m |
Description | bulbs large, oval, black, leaflets orbiculate, rigid, punctate, veined, abaxially hirsute, ciliate, petioles subterete, hirsute, sepals ovate, erect, apically revolute |
Size | 3-6cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | dry, 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 sulphurea (Jacq.) Kuntze Oxalis marginata Jacq. Oxalis sulphurea Jacq. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |