Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis commutata Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 333 (1860) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 50-300m |
Description | glabrous, bulbs ovate, smooth, leaflets suborbiculate, obtuse or emarginate, adaxially whitish, abaxially green, punctulate, veined, sepals lanceolate, acute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet, rose |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Acetosella minima (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze Oxalis erubescens E.Mey. Oxalis livescens E.Mey. ex Sond. Oxalis minima Eckl. & Zeyh. Oxalis tenella Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |