| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Acaena confertissima Bitter |
| Bibliography | Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 107 (1910) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-800m |
| Description | lanate, leaves 5-12mm, densely crowded at base of stems, 3-9 pairs of leaflets elliptical, entire to ternate, achenes in tiny, compact head |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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 confertissima var. breviscapa Bitter Acaena confertissima var. intermedia Bitter Acaena confertissima var. majuscula Bitter Acaena hystrix Chodat & Wilczek Acaena hystrix var. foliolosior Bitter |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South) |