| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis alpina (Rose) Rose ex R.Knuth |
| Bibliography | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 315 (1919) |
| Native Range | Mexico to Guatemala |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1800-3400m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, leaflets 3, reniform or deltate, glabrous, adaxially bright green, lobes orbiculate, peduncles glabrous, cymes 2-3-flowered, sepals lanceolate, petals 2cm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Ionoxalis alpina Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 110 (1906) Ionoxalis compacta Rose Ionoxalis immaculata Small Ionoxalis pringlei Rose Ionoxalis rupestris Small Ionoxalis seatonii Rose ex Small Oxalis hidalgensis (Small) R.Knuth Oxalis immaculata (Small) R.Knuth Oxalis seatonii (Rose ex Small) R.Knuth Oxalis tepicensis R.Knuth |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) 8 Southern America 80 Central America (GUA Guatemala) |