Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis peduncularis Kunth |
Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth] 5: 239 (1821) |
Native Range | w. South America |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-4000m |
Description | leaves trifoliolate, leaflets 6x5mm, retuse, glabrous or softly hirsute, flowers 1-3, 13mm long, purple-striate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | rich orange |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Acetosella peduncularis (Kunth) Kuntze Oxalis haenkeana var. peruviana Walp. Oxalis longiscapa Willd. ex Zucc. Oxalis umbellata Kunze ex R.Knuth |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |