Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis foveolata Turcz. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 435 (1858) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | sands |
Description | bulbs small, oblong, swarthy, leaflets orbiculate-obovate, obtuse, tomentose, punctate, the middle petiolate, sepals erect, obtuse, pubescent, corolla tube yellow |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | rose |
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 calligera (Sond.) Kuntze Oxalis calligera Sond. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |