| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis subacaulis Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Misc. 3: 163 (1833) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1600-3000m |
| Description | leaves trifoliolate, leaflets obtriangular to obcordate, bilobate, 5-7mm, grey, with red margins, petiole red, flowers ca. 12mm long, in bud red striate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acetosella subacaulis (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze Acetosella tenera Kuntze Oxalis hickenii Looser Oxalis llaretensis R.Knuth Oxalis minutula Ces. Oxalis parva R.Knuth Oxalis tenera Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |