Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Acaena poeppigiana Gay |
Synonyms | Acaena pseudopoeppigiana Kalela |
Acaena skottsbergii Bitter | |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 0-3500m |
Description | leaves glabrous, 3-4cm long, in outline linear, leaflets 5-7 pairs, pinnatipartite, segments rhombic-obovate, flowers in head, achenes small, glabrous, spinose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , 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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