| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis heterophylla DC. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 1: 694 (1824) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 150-400m |
| Description | leaves on stem and in apical rosette, leaflets 4, glabrous or hirsute, 4-5mm, bilobate, lobes oblong, obtuse, petioles filiform, flowers pedicelate, axillary, 16-20mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | 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 caledonica (Sond.) Kuntze Acetosella heterophylla (DC.) Kuntze Oxalis anemonoides Eckl. & Zeyh. Oxalis bifurca Eckl. & Zeyh. Oxalis caledonica Sond. Oxalis lanuginosa R.Knuth Oxalis lightfootii E.Phillips Oxalis pentheri Zahlbr. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |