| Oxalis palmifrons | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Oxalidaceae |
| Genus: | Oxalis |
| Species: | O. palmifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxalis palmifrons | |
Oxalis palmifrons is a species of the wood sorrel family, Oxalidaceae, native to South Africa's Northern and Western Cape provinces. [1] [2] [3]
The species exhibits a dark brown bulb, short (2 cm) petioles, and palmate leaflets (over 20 in number). [1] It occasionally flowers with white or yellow petals. [1] [2]
As described by T. M. Salter, the species "grows in flat open spaces and the bulbs, which lie at a depth of about 10 inches, in hard clayey soil, are usually embedded amongst stones". [2] It is endemic to South Africa's Northern and Western Cape provinces. [1] [3]
The species is a member of the Oxalis tomentosa alliance, which includes O. oligophylla Salter, O. hygrophila Dreyer, O. tomentosa L., O. palmifrons Salter, and O. saltusbelli. [3]
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