Oxalis giftbergensis

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Common name: Oxalis

Family: Oxalidaceae (Wood-sorrel)

Distribution: Western Cape

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)

Comments: Members of the genus Oxalis — with their brightly coloured delicate flowers, clover-like leaves and corolla lobes twisted in the bud — are mainly native to southern Africa and South America.

Links: iSpot • Red List of South African Plants • SANBI PlantZAfrica

1: Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection (OXALIS RESEARCH) • Accession: 2014-372/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
2: Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection (OXALIS RESEARCH) • Accession: 2014-618 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
3: Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection (OXALIS RESEARCH) • Accession: 2020-271 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
4: Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection (OXALIS RESEARCH) • Accession: 2020-298 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
5: Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection (OXALIS RESEARCH) • Accession: 2023-132/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild

Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

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Oxalis giftbergensis

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