Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis flava L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 433 (1753) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 50-600m |
Description | pedunculate, glabrous, bulbs ovate, smooth, leaflets 5-9, oblong-linear, canaliculate, obtuse or acute, sepals equal, oblong, acute, glabrous, ciliate |
Size | 3-25cm |
Color | yellow |
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 flabellifolia (Jacq.) Kuntze Acetosella flava (L.) Kuntze Acetosella lupinifolia (Jacq.) Kuntze Oxalis flabellifolia Jacq. Oxalis flava var. pectinata (Jacq.) Sond. Oxalis lupinifolia Jacq. Oxalis pectinata Jacq. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |