Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Acaena subincisa Wedd. |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 242 (1861) |
Native Range | Colombia to Ecuador |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-4500m |
Description | stems tomentose, leaflets oblong-lanceolate, incised-serrate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sericeous hirsute, inflorescence capitate, spherical, calyx lobes oblong |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador) |