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FamilyOXALIDACEAE
Genus speciesOxalis discolor Klotzsch 
BibliographyAllg. Gartenzeitung 8: 257 (1840)
Native Rangec. & s. Mexico
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves numerous, ternate, leaflets broadly obcordate, emarginate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially densely adpressed hirsute, flowers 1-3, pedicelate, sepals lanceolate, acute
Size10-16cm
Colorred-violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuberous perennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C
division of resting tubers
SynonymsAcetosella discolor (Klotzsch) Kuntze
Ionoxalis discolor (Klotzsch) Small
Ionoxalis schiedeana (Zucc.) Rose
Oxalis schiedeana Zucc.
Territory7 Northern America
     79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXS Mexico Southwest, MXT Mexico Southeast)
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