Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis stenoptera Turcz. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 433 (1858) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands |
Description | acaulescent, leaflets cuneate-orbiculate or obcordate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially dark, at margins sparsely glandular-hirsute, sepals lanceolate, patent |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | pale yellow |
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 glaucovirens (Sond.) Kuntze Oxalis glaucovirens Sond. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |