| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis tortuosa Lindl. |
| Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1249 (1829) |
| Native Range | c. Chile, Juan Fernández Islands |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-300m |
| Description | leaf petioles thick, carnose, leaflets 3, linear-elliptic, abaxially hirsute, peduncles as long as leaves, flowers 4-8, minute, long pedicellate, sepals obtuse, petals punctate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent 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 in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acetosella bridgesii (Bertero ex Colla) Kuntze Acetosella gaudichaudii (Barnéoud) Kuntze Acetosella maritima (Barnéoud) Kuntze Acetosella tortuosa (Lindl.) Kuntze Acetosella zonata (Liebm.) Kuntze Oxalis bridgesii Bertero ex Colla Oxalis gaudichaudii Barnéoud Oxalis glomerata Hook. & Arn. Oxalis maritima Barnéoud Oxalis zonata Liebm. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, JNF Juan Fernández Is.) |