Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis jacquiniana Kunth |
Synonyms | Oxalis grahamiana Benth. |
Oxalis tenera Willd. ex Zucc. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves few, ternate, long petiolate, leaflets glabrous, 5-6mm, broadly obcordate, petioles glabrous, peduncles 3-6-flowered, sepals broadly linear, glabrous, petals 13mm |
Size | 8-18cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Territory |
Northern America
Mexico (Mexico Central , Mexico Northeast , Mexico Gulf , Mexico Southwest ) Southern America Central America (Guatemala) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OXALIDACEAE
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