| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Acaena alpina Poepp. ex Walp. |
| Bibliography | Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 326 (1843) |
| Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-2800m |
| Description | silvery sericeous, leaves 3-8cm, leaflets 3-7, denticulate, achenes arranged in interrupted spike, rachis between leaflets very short |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acaena digitata Phil. Acaena digitata var. compacta Bitter Acaena digitata var. latifoliolata Bitter Acaena digitata var. pleiodactyla Bitter Acaena digitata var. subpinnata Bitter |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |