Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis livida Jacq. |
Bibliography | Oxalis: 39 (1794) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 80-300m |
Description | glabrous, bulbs ovate, stems leafy at apex, petioles crowded, long, leaflets obcordate, bilobate, adaxially green, abaxially purple, flowers 2-5 in umbel |
Size | 2-20cm |
Color | pinkish red |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
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 division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Acetosella livida (Jacq.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |