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| | Family | OXALIDACEAE |
| Genus species var. | Oxalis polyphylla Jacq. |
| Synonyms | Oxalis amoena Jacq. |
| | Oxalis filifolia Jacq. |
| | Oxalis pentaphylla (Sims) T.M.Salter (var.) |
| Territory |
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape
sands
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| Altitude | 100-300m |
| Description |
bulbs rather large, subspherical, with brown, membranous scales, stems at apex leafy, leaflets narrowly linear or filiform, revolute, glabrous, sepals lanceolate, obtuse |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial
| | Cultivation | alpine house, moist, sandy soil |
| Propagation | seed in spring division of tubers in late summer |
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