Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Acaena patagonica A.E.Martic. |
Bibliography | Novon 9: 227 (1999) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1100m |
Description | leaves in outline oblong, 1-3cm, leaflets 5-8 pairs, 3-7mm, obovate-orbiculate, 3-5-partite, lobes linear, margins revolute, adaxially glabrous, inflorescence spicate |
Size | 10-20cm |
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 |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |