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False Shamrock
Oxalis triangularis
10.65, 122.233
Field Notes
Description:
Oxalis triangularis, commonly called False Shamrock, is a species of edible perennial plant in the Oxalidaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil. This woodsorrel is typically grown as a houseplant but can be grown outside in zones 8a-11, preferably in light shade.
The subspecies O. triangularis subsp. papilionacea, in particular its cultivar 'Triangularis', is highly popular as a pot plant and known as Love Plant, Purple Shamrock, or (like many relatives) "sourgrass.
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