Taxon

Oxalis goniorrhiza

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Common name: Oxalis
Family: Oxalidaceae (Wood-sorrel)
Synonym: Oxalis callimarginata, Oxalis goniorrhiza var. semiglauca, Oxalis semiglauca, Oxalis urbaniana
Distribution: Western Cape
National red list: Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic
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. Many people will know them for their sour-tasting stalks.
Links: iSpot • Red List of South African Plants • SANBI PlantZAfrica

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