Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis incana Phil. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 28: 677 (1858) |
Native Range | c. Chile (Santiago) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | thick, woody rootstock, leaves in dense rosette, trifoliolate, densely appressed grey hirsute, leaflets small, oblong, flower 6-9mm long, petals at base connate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Acetosella incana (Phil.) Kuntze Acetosella microphylla Kuntze Oxalis parvula Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |