Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Acaena tenera Albov |
Bibliography | Revista Mus. La Plata, Secc. Paleontol. 7: 367 (1896) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-1000m |
Description | pale green, glabrous, leaves long petiolate, in outline narrowly oblong, leaflets 9-13, ovate-orbiculate, pectinate-incised, heads solitary, minute, spherical |
Size | 7-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Acaena antarctica var. laxiuscula Bitter Acaena tenera ssp. epilis Bitter Acaena tenera ssp. pilosella Bitter |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |