Oxalis bowiei - Bowie's wood-sorrel, Cape shamrock, Red-flower woodsorrel | Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

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

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

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