Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis lawsonii F.Bolus |
Bibliography | Ann. Bolus Herb. 2: 22 (1916) |
Native Range | Namibia to Free State |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 900-1200m |
Description | leaves numerous, petiolate, leaflets 3, on veinlets softly densely lanate, margins long hirsute, green, 1cm, broadly cuneate-obovate, flowers 17mm, sepals hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Oxalis seineri R.Knuth |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |