Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis grammopetala Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 335 (1860) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 900-1100m |
Description | acaulescent, glabrous, bulbs small, ovate, glabrous, leaflets orbiculate-cuneate, retuse, punctate, not venose, abaxially pale, sepals broadly ovate |
Size | 1-4cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | dry, 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 grammopetala (Sond.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |