Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Acaena saccaticupula Bitter |
Bibliography | Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 173 (1910) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves over 5cm long, leaflets dentate, on both faces greenish glaucous, glabrous, anthers purple, achenes in heads 2cm wide, spines purple |
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 saccatistipula var. nana Bitter |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |