| Author: |
Auguste François César Prouvençal de Saint-Hilaire 1825 |
| Family: |
Oxalidaceae
Geraniaceae |
| Habitat: |
Argentina,Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru |
| Soil: |
Peat |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium-Maximum |
| Height: |
25
centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Rhizomes |
| Names:
|
Purple shamrock, Crimson Iron Cross, Mijke |
| Synonyms: |
Acetosella
triangularis, Kuntze 1891.
And quite some more; see below... |
This member of the
Oxalidaceae family was described by Auguste François César
Prouvençal de Saint-Hilaire in 1825. It is
found in most of South America, growing in peat with some water and some or lots of
sun. The single leaves will reach 25 centimetres up from the buried
rhizome. The flowers are white, and it can be produced both by seeds
and rhizomes.
Also seen on IPNI as
Geraniaceae and Polygonaceae Acetosella triangularis
Kuntze 1891. |
