| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis polyphylla Jacq. |
| Bibliography | Oxalis: 75 (1794) |
| Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands |
| Altitude | 100-300m |
| Description | bulbs rather large, subspherical, with brown, membranous scales, stems at apex leafy, leaflets narrowly linear or filiform, revolute, glabrous, sepals lanceolate, obtuse |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | early spring |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Acetosella polyphylla (Jacq.) Kuntze Oxalis amoena Jacq. Oxalis filifolia Jacq. Oxalis gracilis Eckl. & Zeyh. Oxalis revoluta E.Mey. Oxalis versicolor Jacq. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |