Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis caprina Thunb. |
Bibliography | Oxalis: 13 (1781) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 50-200m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, leaflets triangular, bipartite, lobes obovate, 5-6mm, glabrous, petioles thin, peduncles 2-5-flowered, sepals lanceolate, acute, corolla 15mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | purple-violet |
Bloom | summer |
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 caprina (Thunb.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |