Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis adenophylla Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. |
Bibliography | Bot. Misc. 3: 165 (1833) |
Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-2600m |
Description | leaves numerous, long petiolate, pinnate, leaflets sessile, hirsute, bilobate, floral peduncles 2-flowered, as long as leaves, flowers large, pentamerous, striate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | lilac-pink |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Acetosella adenophylla (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze Acetosella bustillosii (Phil.) Kuntze Oxalis bustillosii Phil. Oxalis bustillosii var. biflora Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |