Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis recticaulis Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 330 (1860) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 150-300m |
Description | acaulescent, shortly glandular-hirsute, leaves long petiolate, leaflets 3, oblong, black punctate, middle leaflet cuneate, sepals oblong-lanceolate, obtuse |
Size | 7-17cm |
Color | white |
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 glandulosa (Jacq.) Kuntze Acetosella recticaulis (Sond.) Kuntze Oxalis arenosa L.Bolus Oxalis glandulosa Jacq. Oxalis glaucoides R.Knuth Oxalis longipes Weintroub Oxalis oligadenia Schltr. ex R.Knuth Oxalis sororia Schltr. ex R.Knuth |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |