Species Oxalis versicolor
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Range:
Location unknown
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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 versicolor:
From the Latin versicolor / versicolor meaning ‘variously coloured’; typically referring to either a flower with multiple colours, or a species that has variously coloured flowers
Scientific name:
Oxalis versicolor L.
Common names:
Candycane Sorrel
Localities:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Synonym status:
Caulescent geophyte with partly leafy stem to 20 cm, sometimes branching. Leaves mostly terminal, linear-conduplicate, often with marginal calli. Flowers white with yellow tube and reddish purple margins. May--Nov. Flats and slopes, 50--250 m, NW, SW (Clanwilliam to Hermanus).
Observations of Taxon
Oxalis versicolor
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Oxalis versicolor
Locality:
Name of observer:
Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Oxalis versicolor
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
14/07/2020 - 5:53pm
Collection:
Oxalis versicolor
Name of observer:
Yvette van Wijk (Yvette)
Date observed:
14/08/2009 - 3:14pm
Collection:
Asteraceae
Name of observer:
Observer unknown (David)
Date observed:
26/08/2016 - 2:27pm
Collection: