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| Author:
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Carl
Linnaeus 1753 |
| Family: |
Oxalidaceae |
| Habitat: |
South
Africa (More!) |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
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Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
2
centimetres |
| Height: |
30
centimetres |
| Flower:
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Bright
yellow |
| Reproduction: |
Seeds/Roots |
| Pop names:
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Bermuda
buttercup, African wood-sorrel, Bermuda sorrel, Buttercup
oxalis, Cape sorrel, English weed, Goat's-foot, Sourgrass,
Soursob, Soursop |
| Synonyms: |
Acetosella
cernua, Kuntze 1891. Acetosella ehrenbergii, Kuntze
1891. Oxalis burmannii Jacq. 1794. Oxalis concinna,
Salisb. 1796. Oxalis ehrenbergii Schltdl. 1838.
Oxalis
cernua Thunb.1781. Bolboxalis cernua Small
1907. Oxalis grandiflora Arechav.1900. Oxalis
kuibisensis R. Knuth 1927.Oxalis lybica Viv.1824
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| Got
it from: |
Oostvoorne,
The Netherlands |
| Year: |
2004 |
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This member of the Oxalidaceae
family was described by Carl von Linnaeus. It was (first) found
in Southern Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water
and lots of sun. The long root will grow to two centimetres in
diameter, the whole plant reach for 30 centimetres. The flowers are
bright yellow, and beside from seeds, the plant can be reproduced by
dividing of the roots.
WARNING: This
plant will spread fast, thanks to it's exploding seed-capsules.
Oxalis=sour,
pes-caprae=foot of goat
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