Oxalis caesia Phil.

Place of Publication

Reise Atacama: 13 (1860)

Type citation

Chile, Antofagasta, Valle Guanillo, Paposo. Philippi. 299. XII 1853. SGO

References

Philippi R.A. (1860b)

Philippi, R.A. 1860. Reise durch die Wűste Atacama auf Befehl der chilenischen Regierung im Sommer 1853-54. 62 pp.
Heibl (2005)

Heibl, C 2005. Studies on the systematics, evolution and biogeography of Oxalis sections Caesiae, Carnosae, and Giganteae, endemic to the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Diploma thesis. University of Munich, Germany.
Ricci (2010b)

Ricci, M. 2010. Ficha resumen de especie - Oxalis caesia

Iconography

Heibl (2005): Fig. 13

Regions

Antofagasta

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

Restricted to coastal valleys north of Taltal (Paposo) including Quebrada Miguel Díaz and Quebrada Bandurrias where it grows on stony slopes in the fog desert zone.

Conservation status

VU B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) (Ricci (2010b))

Descriptions

Heibl (2005)

Habit

Perennial. Cushion-like dwarf shrub up to 10 cm tall