| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Acaena leptacantha Phil. |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 33: 66 (1864) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 900-1700m |
| Description | leaves 2-3cm, adaxially subglabrous, abaxially velutinous pubescent, leaflets 4-8 pairs, ovate, pinnate, segments 3-4-pairs, linear, flowers in spherical spike |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, 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 andina Phil. Acaena capitata Phil. Acaena leptacantha var. brachyantha Bitter Acaena leptacantha ssp. breviscapa Bitter Acaena leptacantha var. conferta Bitter Acaena leptacantha ssp. connectens Bitter Acaena leptacantha var. dolichacantha Bitter Acaena leptacantha ssp. glabricupula Bitter Acaena leptacantha var. grosseaculeata Bitter Acaena leptacantha f. inflata Čelak. Acaena leptacantha ssp. longiscapa Bitter Acaena leptacantha var. longissima Bitter Acaena leptacantha var. negeri (Druce) Bitter Acaena leptacantha f. subsolida Čelak. Acaena macrocephala var. negeri Druce |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |