| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Acaena ovina A.Cunn. |
| Bibliography | Geogr. Mem. New South Wales: 358 (1825) |
| Native Range | e. & se. Australia, Tasmania |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves 5-13cm, 11-17pairs leaflets suborbiculate, deeply rounded dentate, flowers with purple anthers, in spike |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | greenish, purple |
| 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 x behriana Schltdl. Acaena x ovina var. ambigua Kirk Acaena x ovina ssp. calviscapa Bitter Acaena x ovina ssp. capitulata Bitter Acaena x ovina var. laxissima Bitter Acaena x ovina ssp. maxima Bitter Acaena x ovina ssp. monachaena Bitter Acaena x ovina ssp. nanella Bitter Acaena x ovina f. pubescens Duse Acaena ovina var. velutina Orchard |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria, WAU Western Australia) |