| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis hirsuta Sond. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 327 (1860) |
| Native Range | n. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, very hirsute, leaflets 3, broadly ovate, punctate, complicate, sepals lanceolate, hirsute, corolla at base yellow |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, 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 hirsuta (Sond.) Kuntze Oxalis dejagerae L.Bolus |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |