| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Acaena antarctica Hook.f. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Antarct.: 269 (1846) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile, Falkland Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 0-2000m |
| Description | leaves 8-20mm, 5-9-jugate, leaflets obovate, dentate, densely silvery sericeous, floral heads spherical, anthers purple, achenes very shortly spinose |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acaena antarctica var. argutidentata Bitter Acaena microcephala Schltdl. Acaena microcephala var. minuta Bitter Acaena pearcei Reiche Acaena pearcei var. glabrinervis Bitter Acaena pumila Phil. Acaena tenuifolia Bitter |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |