Family Index

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Scientific Name

Oxalis magellanica

Family Name

OXALIDACEAE

Common Name

Snowdrop Woodsorrel

Status

Height

Flowers

Large and white, delicate petals have veins radiating outwards.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Creeping rhizomatous herb with clover-like leaves.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Wet and shady places, especially at high altitude

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Germinates readily without treatment. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Brown seeds are ejected explosively from the cylindrical capsule.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germinates readily without treatment.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes