OXALIS PES-CAPRAE
Author:
Carl Linnaeus, 1753
Family:
OXALIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 434.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
2 Centimetres
Height:
1 0 Centimetres
Propagate:
Roots/Bulblets
CITES:
Synonyms:
Acetosella cernua, Kuntze, 1891.
Acetosella ehrenbergii, Kuntze, 1891.
Oxalis burmannii Jacq. 1794.
Oxalis concinna, Salisb. 1796.
Oxalis ehrenbergii Schltdl. 1838.
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Oxalis cernua Thunb.1781.
Bolboxalis cernua Small, 1907.
Oxalis grandiflora Arechav. 1900.
Oxalis kuibisensis R. Knuth, 1927.
Oxalis lybica Viv.1824
This member of the Oxalidaceae family was described by Carl von Linnaeus in 1753. It was (first) found in Namibia and South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The long root will grow to two centimetres in diameter, the whole plant reach for ten centimetres - or way more, if it don't get light enough. The flowers are bright yellow, and the plant can be only be reproduced by dividing of the roots/bulblets.Phil Crooker have informed me: Globally, it is sterile (due to polypoidy, apparently.
The genera name means 'sharp, pungent', as to leaf taste. The species name means 'goat's foot'. The roots by Daniel Feliciano, Portugal. Photo of the leaves by Luigi Rignanese, Italy.
Flower
Bright Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
