| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Acaena platyacantha Speg. |
| Synonyms | Acaena rahuensis Kalela |
| Habitat | cold steppes |
| Altitude | 900-2000m |
| Description | leaves 15-80mm, 9-21 pairs leaflets entire or with some segments, margins revolute, heads of achenes 15-20mm wide, spherical |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring and in autumn |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
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