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Image of Oxalis gigantea

IV Region, Cuesta Buenos Aires, Chile
Altitude: 194 m. 09 16, 2006

Species:	Oxalis gigantea Barneoud
Family:	Oxalidaceae
Order:	Geraniales
Chilean Name:
English Name:	Shamrock
German Name:
Russian Name:

Record:	0539
	About 91 Oxalis in Chile and 41 in our data base.
	About 91 Oxalidaceae in Chile and 37 in our data base.




	Endemic Very Frequent Height: 2 m. Good ornamental value (A)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Oxalis gigantea (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Oxalis gigantea

IV Region, Cuesta Buenos Aires, Chile
Altitude: 194 m. 09 16, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Shrub

Flower: Yellow, 5 petals

Height: 2 m.

Image of Oxalis gigantea (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Oxalis gigantea

IV Region, Cuesta Buenos Aires, Chile
Altitude: 194 m. 09 16, 2006

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.
Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m

Watering conditions:

Dry, arid areas, with long drought periods of 6 - 10 months. Precipitations of 100 mm - 300 mm. are concentrated in winter.
Coastal fog/camanchaca: The plants obtain water mainly from condensation.

Light conditions:

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.
Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.
Exposed, but with protection from direct sun through coastal fog (camanchaca).

Image of Oxalis gigantea (). Click to enlarge parts of image.