Oxalis ciliaris Jacq.

Species

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Characteristics

Caulescent, ± pubescent geophyte, up to 200 mm tall. Bulb tunics thin and brown. Leaves mostly terminal, leaflets 3, linear-elliptic, often conduplicate and ± falcate, obscurely pustulate, midrib pilose beneath, ciliate. Flowers 1 per peduncle with alternate bracts towards calyx, salmon, pink, rose, lilac or white, with yellow tube.
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Caulescent geophyte, up to 0.3 m high. Bulbs ovoid to oblong-ovoid, brown. Stem robust to slender. Leaves apically congested, trifoliolate, leaflets oblong to linear. Flowers pink, lilac or white with yellow tube. Flowering time Apr.-July.
Caulescent geophyte to 20 cm. Leaves mostly terminal, trifoliolate, leaflets linear-elliptic, ciliate, obscurely pustulate. Flowers pink, rose, lilac or white with yellow tube.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25
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Environment

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Soil texture 1-6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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

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Distribution

Oxalis ciliaris world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:374769-1
WFO ID wfo-0001089652
COL ID 75F85
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Oxalis rustii Oxalis georgensis Acetosella mundtii Oxalis rubricalyx Acetosella ciliaris Oxalis ciliaris Oxalis mundtii Oxalis ciliaris var. ciliaris

Lower taxons

Oxalis ciliaris var. pageae