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Acaena pumila Vahl  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesAcaena pumila Vahl 
BibliographyEnum. Pl. 1: 298 (1804)
Native Ranges. Argentina to s. Chile, Falkland Islands
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatbogs, marshes
Altitude0-1100m
Descriptionglabrous, leaves linear, leaflets 10-14 pairs, small, 3-4mm, ovate-orbiculate, coriaceous, abaxially glaucous, at apex lobate, inflorescence long and narrow
Size5-10cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationvery moist to boggy, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAcaena glaberrima Phil.
Acaena pumila var. acrocoma Bitter
Acaena pumila var. glaberrima (Phil.) Bitter
Ancistrum pumilum (Vahl) Poir.
Lasiocarpus humilis Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South)
9 Antarctic
     90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.)
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