Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Acaena anserinifolia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) J.B.Armstr. |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 12: 338 (1880) |
Native Range | Chatham Islands, New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | leaves 45-80mm long, leaflets 7-13 pairs, oval to obovate, deeply dentate, adaxially often brownish, head of achenes ca. 15mm wide, thorns yellowish and brownish |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Acaena anserinifolia var. microphylla Domin Acaena sanguisorbae L.f. ex Vahl Acaena sanguisorbae var. viridior Cockayne Acaena viridior (Cockayne) Allan Ancistrum anserinifolium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Ancistrum sanguisorbae L.f. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (CTM Chatham Is., NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |