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Oxalis polyphylla Jacq.

Species

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Characteristics

Caulescent geophyte, up to 0.3 m high. Bulbs ovoid, sometimes gummy. Stem rigid. Leaves apically congested, 3-5(-7)-foliolate, leaflets linear-conduplicate, with prominent apical calli. Flowers rose, lilac to white with yellow tube. Flowering time Mar.-June.
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Caulescent geophyte to 20 cm, bulb often gummy. Leaves terminal, 3(-7)-foliolate, leaflets linear-conduplicate, sometimes thinly hairy beneath. Flowers rose, lilac or white with yellow tube and often darker margins.
A herb. It grows 20 cm tall. It has a bulb. The leaves are at the top and have 3 leaflets. The flowers are red or white with a yellow tube.
For description of taxon occurring in Australia see Oxalis polyphylla var. pentaphylla (Sims) T.M.Salter
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

It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 100-300 m above sea level in South Africa.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Edible bulbs roots
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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 polyphylla world distribution map, present in Australia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:375287-1
WFO ID wfo-0001089824
COL ID 4BBBJ
BDTFX ID 84336
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acetosella polyphylla Oxalis polyphylla Oxalis amoena Oxalis filifolia Oxalis polyphylla var. polyphylla

Lower taxons

Oxalis polyphylla var. pentaphylla Oxalis polyphylla var. alba Oxalis polyphylla var. minor Oxalis polyphylla var. pubescens
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