| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis truncatula Jacq. |
| Bibliography | Oxalis: 99 (1794) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands |
| Altitude | 75-250m |
| Description | bulbs broadly ovate, petioles thick, lanate, leaflets thick, triangular, obcordate, on both faces sericeous, abaxially purple, scabrous-ciliate, sepals lanceolate, flowers 25mm |
| Size | 10-12cm |
| Color | violet, purple |
| 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 holosericea Kuntze Acetosella truncatula (Jacq.) Kuntze Oxalis crassifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. Oxalis cruentata Eckl. & Zeyh. Oxalis holosericea Sond. Oxalis sonderi R.Knuth |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |