Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Acaena myriophylla Lindl. |
Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1271 (1829) |
Native Range | s. Brazil to Argentina |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-3000m |
Description | leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 11-19, pinnatipartite into 5-13 narrow segments, flowers in short spikes, achenes ovoid |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | greenish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, 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 |
Synonyms | Acaena hieronymi Kuntze Acaena hieronymi var. elegantula Bitter Acaena hieronymi var. robusta Bitter Acaena millefolia G.Nicholson |
Territory | 8 Southern America 84 Brazil (BZS Brazil South) 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest) |