| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis decaphylla Kunth |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.A.Kunth] 5: 238 (1822) |
| Native Range | Arizona to New Mexico and Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1700-3200m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves palmatipinnate, leaflets 8-10, cuneate, at apex bifid, ciliate, glabrous, peduncles 5-14-flowered, calyx lobes obtuse, flowers pentamerous, infundibuliform |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pink-purple |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acetosella decaphylla (Kunth) Kuntze Acetosella hernandesii (Kunth) Kuntze Ionoxalis confusa Rose Ionoxalis decaphylla (Kunth) Rose. Ionoxalis furcata Rose Ionoxalis grayi Rose Ionoxalis jaliscana Rose Ionoxalis occidentalis Rose Ionoxalis painteri Rose ex Small Oxalis confusa (Rose) R.Knuth Oxalis furcata (Rose) Rose ex R.Knuth Oxalis grayi (Rose) R.Knuth Oxalis jaliscana (Rose) Rose ex R.Knuth Oxalis painteri (Rose ex Small) R.Knuth Oxalis zacatecasensis R.Knuth |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) |