| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Acaena splendens Hook. & Arn. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Misc. 3: 306 (1833) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 0-3000m |
| Description | leaves crowded at base, long petiolate, leaflets 3-5 pairs, elliptic-oblong, densely silvery lanate, at apex coarsely dentate, flowers in interrupted spike, anthers purple |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| 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 adenocarpa Bitter Acaena adenocarpa var. basiinermis Bitter Acaena adenocarpa var. microphylla Bitter Aceana adenocarpa var. pedicellata Bitter Acaena adenocarpa var. tridentata Bitter Acaena adenocarpa var. undiquearmata Bitter Acaena integerrima var. evectifolia Bitter Acaena splendens var. angustior Bitter Acaena splendens var. brachyphylla Bitter Acaena splendens var. brevisericea Bitter Acaena splendens var. gracilis Bitter Acaena splendens var. macrophylla Bitter Acaena splendens var. subintegra Bitter |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |