| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis pes-caprae L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl.: 434 (1753) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 50-500m |
| Description | caespitose, leaflets deeply obcordate, 10-25mm, glabrous and bright green adaxially, grey and subhirsute abaxially, flowers 10-20, 15-25mm long, in umbel |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | autumn, spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Acetosella cernua (Thunb.) Kuntze Acetosella ehrenbergii (Schltdl.) Kuntze Bolboxalis cernua (Thunb.) Small Ionoxalis pes-caprae (L.) Small Oxalis biflora Burm.f. Oxalis burmanni Jacq. Oxalis caprina E.Mey. ex Sond. Oxalis cernua Thunb. Oxalis cernua var. expansa DC. Oxalis cernua var. immaculata DC. Oxalis cernua var. maculata DC. Oxalis cernua f. microphylla Batt. Oxalis cernua var. namaquana Sond. Oxalis cernua f. pleniflora Cout. Oxalis cernua var. pleniflora Lowe Oxalis concinna Salisb. Oxalis dentata Eckl. & Zeyh. Oxalis ehrenbergii Schltdl. Oxalis erecta Savigny Oxalis grandiflora Arechav. Oxalis kuibisensis R.Knuth Oxalis libyca Viv. Oxalis macrophylla Hornem. Oxalis nutans Hill Oxalis pes-caprae f. pleniflora (Lowe) Sunding Oxalis pes-caprae var. pleniflora (Lowe) Blanco-Dios Oxalis rippae Matei Oxalis sericea var. pilosa Ball |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |