Oxalis purpurata

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Common name: Oxalis

Family: Oxalidaceae (Wood-sorrel)

Distribution: Northern Cape

National red list: Rare

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

Comments: Although much of this species' range is affected by rooibos tea cultivation, a large section of the population is protected in the Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve and occurs in a habitat that cannot be ploughed.

Links: Alpine garden society • iSpot • Red List of South African Plants

1: Laboratory (Lab SUBG) • Accession: 2014-570 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
2: Laboratory (Lab SUBG) • Accession: 2014-622 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
3: Oxalis PUBLIC DISPLAY collection (Oxalis DUPLICATE) • Accession: 2014-571 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
4: Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection (OXALIS RESEARCH) • Accession: 2014-570 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
5: Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection (OXALIS RESEARCH) • Accession: 2014-571 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
6: Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection (OXALIS RESEARCH) • Accession: 2014-622 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild

Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

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Oxalis purpurata

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