Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Acaena anserinifolia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) J.B.Armstr. |
Synonyms | Ancistrum anserinifolium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. |
Acaena sanguisorbae L.f. ex Vahl | |
Acaena viridior (Cockayne) Allan | |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | leaves 45-80mm long, leaflets 7-13 pairs, oval to obovate, deeply dentate, adaxially often brownish, head of achenes ca. 15mm wide, thorns yellowish and brownish |
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 |
Australasia
New Zealand (Chatham Is. , New Zealand North , New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
anserinifolia pusilla (Bitter) P.D.Sell, Fl. Gr. Brit. Ireland 2: 520 (2014)
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