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Acaena caespitosa Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesAcaena caespitosa Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. 
SynonymsAcaena chamaegeron Bitter
 Acaena chubutensis Bitter
 Acaena pulvinata Kuntze
Habitatcold steppes
Altitude0-3000m
Descriptionsericeous, leaves 15-35mm, in outline elliptical, 5-9 pairs of leaflets crowded, oblong-ovate, entire to triternate, achenes with number of short spines
Size5-10cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typecushion
Cultivationopen site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed 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 , Chile South)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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ROSACEAE

Acaena caespitosa Gillies ex Hook. & Arn., Bot. Misc. 3: 307 (1833)

Synonyms:
Acaena chamaegeron Bitter
Acaena chubutensis Bitter
Acaena pulvinata Kuntze
Acaena tomentosa Bitter

s. Argentina, s. Chile
85 AGS CLS

0-3000m

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