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'''''Oxalis bowiei''''', '''Bowie's Wood-sorrel''' or '''Cape [[Shamrock]]''', is a plant from the genus ''[[Oxalis]]'', which is native to [[South Africa]].
Its flowering stems may be a foot or more in height and are produced continuously for a considerable length of time during summer.<ref>http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?26192</ref>
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Oxalis bowiei, Herb. (O. Bowieana, Hort. O. purpurea, Hort.). Fig. 2690. Lvs. spreading and large, fleshy, deep green; Ifts. obovate, more or less notched: fls. bright rose-red. Cape. B.R. 1585. B. 1:25. R.H. 1858, p. 120. Gn. 10, p. 159; 37:508.
Oxalis bowiei, Herb. (O. Bowieana, Hort. O. purpurea, Hort.). Lvs. spreading and large, fleshy, deep green; Ifts. obovate, more or less notched: fls. bright rose-red. Cape.  
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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Oxalis bowiei, Bowie's Wood-sorrel or Cape Shamrock, is a plant from the genus Oxalis, which is native to South Africa.

Its flowering stems may be a foot or more in height and are produced continuously for a considerable length of time during summer.[1]


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Oxalis bowiei, Herb. (O. Bowieana, Hort. O. purpurea, Hort.). Lvs. spreading and large, fleshy, deep green; Ifts. obovate, more or less notched: fls. bright rose-red. Cape.


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