Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Oxalis bowiei
Common name:
Bowie's wood-sorrel, Cape shamrock, Red-flower woodsorrel
Family:
Oxalidaceae (Wood-sorrel)
Synonym:
Oxalis bowieana, Oxalis purpurata var. bowiei, Oxalis vigilans
Distribution:
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape
National red list:
Least Concern
Life form:
Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)
Comments:
This plant's flowering stems are produced continuously for a considerable length of time during summer.
Links:
iSpot
•
Red List of South African Plants
•
Wikipedia
Locations
1:
Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection
(OXALIS RESEARCH)
• Accession: 2014-428/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
2:
Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection
(OXALIS RESEARCH)
• Accession: 2014-428/2 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
3:
Oxalis RESEARCH & CONSERVATION collection
(OXALIS RESEARCH)
• Accession: 2014-428/3 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
Area
Individual