Taxon

Oxalis truncatula

Oxalis truncatula - oxalis
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Common name: oxalis
Family: Oxalidaceae (Wood-sorrel)
Distribution: Western Cape
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)
Comments: The flower stalks of O. truncatula are taller than the leaves, but appear before them, from mid-autumn to early winter. This gives the plant in bloom a height of 6 cm to 8 cm.
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