Oxalis dines Ornduff

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Oxalidaceae > Oxalis

Characteristics

Aquatic geophyte, with branching stems, 60-200 mm tall. Leaves arranged along stems, base of petioles with large papery stipules, leaflets 3, obcordate, floating. Flowers 1 per peduncle, shallowly bell-shaped, white, with a yellow cup, scented.
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Like O. disticha but the plants much smaller in all parts. Corolla white, 1-1.3 cm long; tube yellow. Peduncles and leaves sometimes with gland-tipped hairs; leaflets proportionately narrower. Filaments with more prominent teeth.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.2
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
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 dines world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Oxalis dines threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:663336-1
WFO ID wfo-0001089684
COL ID 6TF92
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Oxalis dines Oxalis disticha var. alba