Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis ciliaris Jacq. |
Bibliography | Oxalis: 66 (1794) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 300-600m |
Description | bulbs ovate with brown scales, leaves at apex of stem, leaflets 3, petiolate, linear, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially shortly pubescent, pedicels longer than leaves |
Size | 3-30cm |
Color | purplish violet |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
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 ciliaris (Jacq.) Kuntze Acetosella mundii (Sond.) Kuntze Oxalis georgensis R.Knuth Oxalis mundii Sond. Oxalis rubricalyx T.M.Salter & Exell Oxalis rustii R.Knuth |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |