Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis bifurca G.Lodd. |
Bibliography | Bot. Cab. 11: t. 1056 (1826) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems white sericeous, leafy, terminal leaves crowded, long petiolate, leaflets erect, bifid, segments patent, oblong, adaxially punctate, sepals oblong-lanceolate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | purple, whitish |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Acetosella bifurca (G.Lodd.) Kuntze Oxalis brehmiana Eckl. & Zeyh. Oxalis dissecta E.Mey. Oxalis heterophylla E.Mey. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |