Oxalis laxa

A small, sprawling wood sorrel of central and northern Chile, with clover-like leaves and yellow flowers, that grows in the cool, damp months after winter rain and fades in the long dry summer. Published detail on this species is sparse, so the conditions here come mainly from the measured sites and from other Mediterranean-climate Chilean Oxalis.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in matorral shrubland, open slopes, rocky ground and coastal hills of central Chile, often in partial shelter under shrubs where soil stays moist longer.

Recorded from about 10 to 2,350 m, with a median near 800 m; most records are from the coast and low Andean foothills.

Chile CentralChile NorthChile SouthJuan Fernández Is.Argentina NorthwestArgentina SouthPeru

🔒 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.