Species Oxalis stellata
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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 stellata:
From the Latin ‘stelllata’ / ‘stellatus’ meaning ‘made star-like’
Scientific name:
Oxalis stellata Eckl. & Zeyh.
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Geophyte to 9 cm, bulb beaked. Leaves terminal, trifoliolate, leaflets deeply bilobed. Flowers 3--6 per peduncle, rosy or white with yellow tube. Apr.--June. 50--400 m, NW, SW, LB, SE (Cape Peninsula to Ceres and Port Elizabeth).
Observations of Taxon
Oxalis stellata
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Amida Johns (David)
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Oxalis stellata
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Pauline Bohnen (David)
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Oxalis stellata
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Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
12/06/2017 - 1:34pm
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