| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis magellanica G.Forst. |
| Bibliography | Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 9: 33 (1789) |
| Native Range | New Guinea, se. Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, s. South America |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | leaves basal, sparsely hirsute, leaflets 3, obcordate, bright green, long petiolate, flowers solitary, pedicellate, sepals minute, ovate, obtuse, thin, petals obovate, 4-6mm |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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 in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acetosella magellanica (G.Forst.) Kuntze Acetosella modesta (Phil.) Kuntze Oxalis carnosa Molina Oxalis cataractae A.Cunn. Oxalis fuegensis R.Knuth Oxalis lactea Hook. Oxalis modesta Phil. Oxalis novae-zelandiae Gand. |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 43 Papuasia (NWG New Guinea) 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |