Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Oxalis comosa
Common name:
Bobbejaansuring
Family:
Oxalidaceae (Wood-sorrel)
Distribution:
Northern Cape
National red list:
Least Concern
Life form:
Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)
Comments:
This plant is one of the only few shade loving species, and if it grows among or in bushes can reach up to a metre in hight. Plants in sunny spots are much smaller and densely branched.
Links:
iSpot
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Pacific Bulb Society
•
Red List of South African Plants
Locations
1:
Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection
(OXALIS RESEARCH)
• Accession: 2014-451/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
2:
Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection
(OXALIS RESEARCH)
• Accession: 2014-684/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
Area
Individual