Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis pardalis Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 345 (1860) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 150-600m |
Description | glabrous, stems thin, leafy, leaves subsessile, leaflets linear, emarginate, abaxially black striate and punctate, sepals ovate, shortly ciliate, flowers 12-15mm long |
Size | 4-7cm |
Color | whitish, pale rose |
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 pardalis (Sond.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |