Scientific Name: Oxalis magellanica

Common Name: snowdrop woodsorrel

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Oxalidaceae

Form Description: Creeping rhizomatous herb with clover-like leaves.

Height (m): 0.05 – 0.1

Flowers: Large and white, delicate petals have veins radiating outwards.

Fruit: Capsule – brown seeds are ejected explosively from the cylindrical capsule.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHuon ValleyKentishMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Wet and shady places, especially at high altitude.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Notes

Germinates readily without treatment.