| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Acaena cylindristachya Ruiz & Pav. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Peruv. 1: 68 (1798) |
| Native Range | w. South America |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-4300m |
| Description | sericeous-tomentose, leaves numerous, imparipinnate, leaflets sessile, oblong, obtuse, serrate to pinnate, abaxially silvery grey, achenes in cylindrical head |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acaena cylindristachya var. composita Wedd. Acaena cylindristachya var. macrophyllidion Bitter Acaena cylindristachya var. nitidissima Bitter Acaena cylindristachya var. pilosinervis Bitter Acaena cylindristachya subvar. pusilla Bitter Ancistrum cylindristachyum (Ruiz & Pav.) Poir. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, PER Peru) |