OXALIS DEBILIS, AN INDOOR ORNAMENTAL PLANT NEW NATURALIZED IN ROMANIA

Authors

  • Maria Raicu Botanic Garden “D. Brandza”, University of Bucharest
  • Petronela Camen-Comănescu Botanic Garden “D. Brandza”, University of Bucharest
  • Sorina Petra University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest
  • Florin Toma University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52846/bihpt.v28i64.93

Keywords:

Oxalis,, alien,, ornamental,, naturalizated,, botanic garden

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to report the success of the naturalization of Oxalis debilis Kunth, an exotic plant from Botanic Garden “D. Brandza” greenhouses collection.The species has been cultivated as a potted plant for over 30 years and in the last 15 years it has spread in greenhouses becoming a weed. Since 2013, individuals of the species have been observed outside of the greenhouses. Currently, several hundred individuals survive in the Historical Garden, where they bloom year after year. The plant does not produce seeds.

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Published

2023-12-19

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 64 (2023): ANNALS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA, Biology, Horticulture, Food products processing technology, Environmental engineering

Section

Articles