| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis smithiana Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 94 (1835) |
| Native Range | Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 30-2400m |
| Description | acaulescent, glabrous, bulbs ovate, brownish, leaves long petiolate, leaflets bilobate, lobes patent, ovate, oblong or linear, punctate, sepals lanceolate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | bluish, lilac |
| 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 gracilicaulis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze Oxalis candida Eckl. & Zeyh. Oxalis galpinii Schltr. Oxalis gracilicaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. Oxalis nemorosa Eckl. & Zeyh. Oxalis rectangularis E.Mey. Oxalis smithii Sond. Oxalis tristis Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |