Species Oxalis livida
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Etymology of Oxalis:
From the Greek oxys = sharp, sour or acid and (h)als = salt. The plant is frequently consumed for its sour taste caused by the oxalic acid, particularly the flowering stalks of O. pes-caprae. In large quantities the oxalic acid inhibits digestion and in stock leads to the condition 'dikpens' or bloated belly.
Etymology of livida:
From the Latin lividus = 'slate-coloured'
Scientific name:
Oxalis livida Jacq.
Common names:
Steentjiesuring
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Synonym status:
Caulescent geophyte with stem to 20 cm, often branched, bulb not beaked, scales with brown hairs at apex. Leaves trifoliolate, usually glabrous, leaflets deeply bilobed, purple beneath. Flowers 2--6 per peduncle, rose or lilac with yellowish tube. Apr.--May. Rocky slopes in shade, 80--350 m, NW, SW (Clanwilliam to Bredasdorp).
Observations of Taxon
Oxalis livida
Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Oxalis livida
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Name of observer:
Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Oxalis livida
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown