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Oxalis megalorrhiza

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Authors: Jacq.  

Botanical Description

with thick fleshy rhizomes and erect stems slowly attaining 10cm in height. Leaflets obcordate, about 1.2cm long, somewhat fleshy, lustrous above. Flowers in umbels of two to five, yellow, about 2cm long, spring to summer. Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Galapagos Islands. Needs virtually frost-free conditions and not too much water.