Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis leucophylla Phil. |
Bibliography | Anales Univ. Chile 82: 911 (1893) |
Native Range | n. Chile (Atacama) |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-200m |
Description | stems short, squamose, petioles erect, 6-7cm, leaflets 3, white hirsute, cuneate, emarginate, lobes unequal, flowers in umbel, sepals white hirsute, corolla large |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |