| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis cinerea Zucc. |
| Bibliography | Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München 9: 156 (1825) |
| Native Range | Peru, nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-2700m |
| Description | taproot, crowded rosettes, leaves trifoliolate, leaflets obcordate, 3-4mm long, densely white sericeous, petioles solid, flowers 2-3, 8mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acetosella haenkeana Kuntze Acetosella lineata (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze Acetosella pearcii (Phil.) Kuntze Acetosella spodiophylla (Walp.) Kuntze Oxalis alfalfalis Phil. Oxalis besseri R.Knuth Oxalis fernandesis R.Knuth Oxalis gracilinervosa R.Knuth Oxalis haenkeana Zucc. Oxalis lineata Gillies ex Hook. Oxalis niveiphylla R.Knuth Oxalis pearcei Phil. Oxalis pearsonii F.Bolus Oxalis spodiophylla Walp. Oxalis spodiophylla var. microphylla Walp. Xanthoxalis lineata (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Holub |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |