| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis erythrorrhiza Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Misc. 3: 162 (1833) |
| Native Range | w. Argentina to c. & n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-4300m |
| Description | leaves trifoliolate, crowded, often rufescent-brownish, leaflets triangular-cuneate, flowers solitary, subsessile, 6-8mm long |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acetosella bryoides (Phil.) Kuntze Acetosella erythrorhiza (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze Oxalis bryoides Phil. Oxalis guessfeldtii R.Knuth Oxalis hosseana R.Knuth Oxalis riojana Hieron. ex R.Knuth |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |