Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis enneaphylla Cav. |
Bibliography | Icon. 5: 7 (1799) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile, Falkland Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 0-2600m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, leaflets 9-12, obcordate, hirsute, silvery grey, ruddily bordered, flowers solitary, ca. 2cm wide, fragrant, sepals hirsute, acute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale pink, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Acetosella enneaphylla (Cav.) Kuntze Oxalis cunninghamii R.Knuth Oxalis enneaphylla ssp. ibarii (Phil.) Lourteig Oxalis enneaphylla var. patagonica (Speg.) Skottsb. Oxalis enneaphylla var. pumila (d‘Urv.) Hook. Oxalis frigida R.Knuth Oxalis ibarii Phil. Oxalis patagonica Speg. Oxalis pumila d‘Urv. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |