Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Acaena integerrima Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. |
Bibliography | Bot. Misc. 3: 306 (1833) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | silvery hirsute, leaflets 4, obovate-oblong, entire or with 2-3 denticles at apex, flowers in interrupted spike |
Size | 5-30cm |
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 |
Synonyms | Acaena integerrima var. latifrons Bitter Acaena integerrima var. oligantha Bitter Acaena integerrima var. subpilosicupula Bitter |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |