Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis crispula Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 325 (1860) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | bulbs oblong, acaulescent, leaflets 3, linear-oblong, at margins sinuate, on both faces hirsute, obtuse, sepals lanceolate |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | yellow |
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 crispula (Sond.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |