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Oxalis frutescens

A small shrubby woodsorrel, up to about 35 cm tall, from sunny grasslands, pastures, roadsides and open oak woods. Its range runs from Texas to northern Argentina, mostly at low elevations. It wants warmth, strong light, sandy, well-drained soil and a drier winter.

Oxalis frutescens
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A perennial subshrub of open, sandy ground: grassland, pasture, road verges and open oak woodland, mostly in seasonally dry tropical lowlands.

Mostly lowland to mid-elevation; the measured median is 400 m. The recorded maximum of 5,625 m is not credible.

TexasNew MexicoMexicoCentral AmericaSouthern CaribbeanColombiaVenezuelaGuianasBrazilBoliviaParaguayNorthern ArgentinaEcuador

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.