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|familia=Oxalidaceae
|genus=Oxalis
|species=bowiei
|taxo_author=L.
|common_name=Bowie's Wood-sorrel, Cape Shamrock
|habit=herbaceous
|origin=S Africa
|features=flowers
|flowers=pink, single
|Temp Metric=°F
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|image=Oxalis bowiei LeavesFlowers BotGardBln0906.JPG
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'''''Oxalis bowiei''''', '''Bowie's Wood-sorrel''' or '''Cape [[Shamrock]]''', is a plant from the genus ''[[Oxalis]]'', which is native to [[South Africa]].

Its flowering stems may be a foot or more in height and are produced continuously for a considerable length of time during summer.<ref>http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?26192</ref>

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Oxalis bowiei, Herb. (O. Bowieana, Hort. O. purpurea, Hort.). Lvs. spreading and large, fleshy, deep green; Ifts. obovate, more or less notched: fls. bright rose-red. Cape. 
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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