Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Acaena fissistipula Bitter |
Bibliography | Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 247 (1910) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | rooting, leaves 2-5cm, leaflets 7-11, upper three much larger than the others, glaucous, orbiculate, serrate, abaxially sericeous, heads 1-2cm, spines 3-5mm, brown |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 fissistipula var. brevibracteata Bitter Acaena fissistipula var. longibracteata Bitter Acaena fissistipula var. rubristigma Bitter |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |