Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis magnifica (Rose) R.Knuth |
Bibliography | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 316 (1919) |
Native Range | sw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Seasonally Dry Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | leaflets 7-8, cuneate, 2-4cm, truncate, adaxially deep green, abaxially pale, sparsely pilose, peduncles glabrous, 12-24-flowered, sepals linear, pubescent, petals 17-27mm |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
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 | Ionoxalis magnifica Rose Ionoxalis oaxacana Rose ex Small Oxalis oaxacana (Rose ex Small) R.Knuth |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXS Mexico Southwest) |