Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Acaena sericea J.Jacq. |
Synonyms | Acaena australis (Salisb.) Britten |
Acaena cuneata Hook. & Arn. | |
Acaena fuegina Phil. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, leaflets 4-7pairs, obovate-cuneate, at apex incised-dentate, grey hirsute, flowers in ovoid spike |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , 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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