Oxalis ericoides R.Knuth

Place of Publication

Pflanzenr. 130(95): 182-183 (1930)

Type citation

Chile, Antofagasta, Taltal, Aguada Panulcito, along trail to the old Andacolla Mine on slopes above the waterhole. Johnston 5466. 5 XII 1925. Holotype: GH, Isotype: S, US

References

Knuth (1930)

Knuth, R.G.P. 1930. Oxalidaceae. Das Pflanzenreich IV 130(95): 1-481
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.

Regions

Antofagasta

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

Only known from the Type location in the coastal fog desert at Aguada Panulcito and not collected since it was first discovered.

Descriptions

Heibl (2005)

Habit

Perennial. Cushion-like dwarf shrub up to 15 cm tall.