Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis lunulata Zucc. |
Bibliography | Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 1: 200 (1831) |
Native Range | Mexico to Guatemala |
Primary Biome | Seasonally Dry Tropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaflets 3, glabrous, green, 6-7mm, in outline lunulate, lobes oblong-ovate, rounded, petioles filiform, glabrous, peduncles 1-3-flowered, sepals lanceolate, petals 7-9mm |
Size | 5-9cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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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 lunulata (Zucc.) Kuntze Ionoxalis lunulata (Zucc.) Rose Oxalis calcicola Standl. & Steyerm. Ocalis lunulata var. microphylla Benth. Oxalis lunulata var. violacea R.Knuth |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest, MXT Mexico Southeast) 8 Southern America 80 Central America (GUA Guatemala) |