| Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxalis ornithopus Phil. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Atacam.: 13 (1860) |
| Native Range | n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-600m |
| Description | stems short, thick, scabrous, leaves few, petioles 3cm, leaflets 3, narrowly linear, acute, sparsely lanate, flowers pedicellate, sepals obtuse, petals 8-12mm long |
| Size | 5-8cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acetosella ornithopus (Phil.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |