Oxalis callosa R.Knuth

Species

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Characteristics

Acaulescent or shortly caulescent, stoloniferous geophyte, up to 100 mm tall. Bulb tunics thin, minutely pitted, brown. Leaves terminal, leaflets 3, obovate, discolorous, densely hairy beneath. Flowers 1 per peduncle with alternate bracts in upper part, rose-red, with a purple throat and yellow tube.
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Acaulescent or shortly caulescent geophyte to 10 cm. Leaves terminal, trifoliolate, leaflets elliptic-conduplicate, hairy beneath. Flowers rose-red with purple ring and yellow tube.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 1-4
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 20
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Distribution

Oxalis callosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:663262-1
WFO ID wfo-0001089643
COL ID 6TFG3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Oxalis callosa Oxalis oculata

Lower taxons

Oxalis callosa var. callosa Oxalis callosa var. minor