Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis androsacea R.Knuth |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 53 (1927) |
Native Range | sw. Colombia to Ecuador |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2200-4300m |
Description | rhizomes woody, 2cm thick, leaflets obcordate, 2-3mm long, thick, adaxially grey-setose, abaxially rusty hirsute, petioles 5mm long, flowers shortly pedicellate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Oxalis neorufescens R.Bernal Oxalis rufescens Turcz. Oxalis rufopilosa Schult. ex Progel |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador) |