Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis muscoides Phil. |
Bibliography | Anales Univ. Chile 1870(2): 166 (1870) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2800-3700m |
Description | taproot, leaves rhombic, 3-4mm long, subentire, obtuse, thin, glabrous, flowers 10mm long, solitary, shortly pedicellate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Acetosella muscoides (Phil.) Kuntze Oxalis echegarayii Hieron. Oxalis mendozensis R.Knuth Oxalis rosulata Hauman |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |