Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis gracilis Jacq. |
Bibliography | Oxalis: 69 (1794) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 50-150m |
Description | leaves numerous, ternate, leaflets 10-17mm, linear, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially hirsutule, petioles filiform, glabrous, flowers 12-15mm, sepals linear, acute |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | orange, violet |
Bloom | summer |
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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 gracilis (Jacq.) Kuntze Acetosella teretifolia (Sond.) Kuntze Oxalis miniata Jacq. Oxalis teretifolia Sond. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |