| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Acaena sericea J.Jacq. |
| Bibliography | Ecl. Pl. Rar. 1: 81 (1813) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | leaves long petiolate, leaflets 4-7pairs, obovate-cuneate, at apex incised-dentate, grey hirsute, flowers in ovoid spike |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 australis (Salisb.) Britten Acaena cuneata Hook. & Arn. Acaena fuegina Phil. Acaena philippii Dusén Acaena pinnatifida Bertero ex Steud. Acaena sericea var. gracilis Bitter Acaena sericea var. latifoliolata Bitter Acaena sericea var. robusta Bitter Acaena sericea var. sericella Bitter Acaena sericea ssp. subglabricupula Bitter Acaena sericea ssp. tomentosicupula Bitter Ancistrum acaena Lag. Poterium australe Salisb. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |