Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis pycnophylla Wedd. |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 291 (1861) |
Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2200-5000m |
Description | taproot and subterranean rootstock, leaves trifoliolate, leaflets obcordate, 2-4mm long, petioles solid, campylotropous, flowers solitary, 9-12mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Oxalis azanaquensis R.Knuth Oxalis hauthalii R.Knuth Oxalis lepidocaulis Norlind |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |