Difference between revisions of "Oxalis bowiei"

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Plant Characteristics
Habit		herbaceous
Origin:	✈	S Africa

Scientific Names
Oxalidaceae >	Oxalis >	bowiei >			L. >

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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.^[1]

Read about Oxalis bowiei in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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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]].