| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis perdicaria (Molina) Bertero |
| Bibliography | Mercurio Chileno 16: 739 (1829) |
| Native Range | s. Brazil to s. South America |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | basal rosette of long petiolate, trifoliolate leaves, leaflets obcordate, bright green, often black variegate, flowers solitary, openly campanulate, 1-2cm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | golden yellow |
| Bloom | autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Acetosella eriorrhiza (Zucc.) Kuntze Acetosella lobata (Sims) Kuntze Acetosella mallobolba (Cav.) Kuntze Acetosella perdicaria (Molina) Kuntze Oxalis autumnalis A.St.-Hil. Oxalis delicatula Phil. Oxalis eriorhiza Zucc. Oxalis geniculata Knowles & Westc. Oxalis kurtziana Arechav. Oxalis lobata Sims Oxalis lobata var. intermedia Herter Oxalis mallobolba Cav. Oxalis ottonis Klotzsch Oxalis tenera Spreng. Sassia perdicaria Molina |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 84 Brazil (BZS Brazil South) 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South, URU Uruguay) |