Oxalis pulchella Jacq.

Species

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Characteristics

Acaulescent, rather fleshy geophyte, 30-60 mm tall. Bulb tunics rough, gummy, dark brown. Leaves with densely hairy petioles, fleshy, leaflets 3, suborbicular towards apex, epidermal cells large beneath, becoming scurfy when dry, coarsely pubescent beneath and along veins above. Flowers 1 per peduncle with alternate bracts near base, white, pale yellow or salmon-rose, with a pale yellow tube.
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Acaulescent geophyte, bulb, large, gummy, shallow. Leaves trifoliolate, fleshy, leaflets suborbicular, hairy beneath, with large epidermal cells. Flowers salmon or rose.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.06
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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 pulchella world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:375314-1
WFO ID wfo-0001089631
COL ID 4BBCW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Oxalis sulphurea Oxalis marginata Acetosella sulfurea Oxalis pulchella Oxalis sulphurea Oxalis pulchella var. pulchella

Lower taxons

Oxalis pulchella var. glauca Oxalis pulchella var. leucotricha