Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis luteola Jacq. |
Bibliography | Oxalis: 103 (1794) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 100-300m |
Description | acaulescent, bulbs ovate, black scaly, petioles pubescent, terete, leaflets orbiculate-cuneate, sparsely lanate, glabrescent, abaxially punctate, sepals oblong, obtuse |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | early spring |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | 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 balsamifera (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Kuntze Acetosella luteola (Jacq.) Kuntze Oxalis balsamifera E.Mey. ex Sond. Oxalis fallax Jacq. Oxalis fuscata Jacq. Oxalis laxula Thunb. ex Sond. Oxalis luteola var. marginata Sond. Oxalis macrogonya Jacq. Oxalis maculata Desf. Oxalis mariae Szyszyl. Oxalis strumosa E.Mey. ex Sond. Oxalis sulphurea E.Mey. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |