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FamilyOXALIDACEAE
Genus speciesOxalis androsacea R.Knuth 
BibliographyRepert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 53 (1927)
Native Rangesw. Colombia to Ecuador
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2200-4300m
Descriptionrhizomes woody, 2cm thick, leaflets obcordate, 2-3mm long, thick, adaxially grey-setose, abaxially rusty hirsute, petioles 5mm long, flowers shortly pedicellate
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsOxalis neorufescens R.Bernal
Oxalis rufescens Turcz.
Oxalis rufopilosa Schult. ex Progel
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador)
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