| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Acaena pinnatifida Ruiz & Pav. |
| Synonyms | Acaena aculeata Meyen |
| Acaena calcitrapa Phil. | |
| Acaena californica Bitter | |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Altitude | 50-4000m |
| Description | leaves 2-8cm long, 6-9 pairs leaflets oblong to wide elliptic, abaxially hirsute, pinnatisect, segments narrow, floral heads cylindrical, anthers dark purple |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| 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 early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California ) Southern America Southern South America (Argentina Northeast , 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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