| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis arenaria Bertero |
| Bibliography | Mercurio Chileno 16: 739 (1829) |
| Native Range | Peru to c. & s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-4000m |
| Description | acaulescent, petioles glabrous, 6-11cm, leaflets 3, broadly obcordate, abaxially hirsute, emarginate, peduncles subglabrous, flowers 2-7 in umbel, sepals linear |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acetosella arenaria (Bertero) Kuntze Acetosella biglandulosa (Steud.) Kuntze Oxalis araucana Reiche Oxalis biglandulosa Steud. Oxalis hyalinorhiza Poepp. ex R.Knuth Oxalis ornata Poepp. ex Progel Oxalis ornata var. breviscapa Kranz Oxalis pseudoarenaria R.Knuth |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |