Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis macra Schltr. |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 155 (1899) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 400-500m |
Description | stem leaves alternate, petiolate, leaflets 3, shortly white hirsute, 8-12mm, linear, pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, flowers 2cm long, sepals linear, corolla turbinate |
Size | 8-14cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | 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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |