Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis confertifolia (Kuntze) R.Knuth |
Synonyms | Acetosella confertifolia Kuntze |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 150-600m |
Description | glabrous, stems densely leafy, leaves shortly petiolate, leaflets linear-cuneate, obtuse, revolute, 9mm, pedicels axillary, long, flowers solitary, to 22mm long, tube yellow |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | alpine house, dry rest in summer, watering from November |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OXALIDACEAE
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