Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Acaena caesiiglauca (Bitter) Bergmans |
Bibliography | Vaste Pl. Rotsheesters, ed. 2: 65 (1939) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves 3-6cm, greyish, adaxially sparsely hirsute, densely sericeous abaxially, leaflets 7-9, dentate, anthers white, floral heads 2-3cm broad, spines of achenes pale brown |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | ind |
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 sanguisorbae var. brevibracteata Bitter Acaena sanguisorbae ssp. caesiiglauca Bitter Acaena sanguisorbae var. involucrata Bitter |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |