| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Acaena lucida (Aiton) Vahl |
| Bibliography | Enum. Pl. 1: 296 (1804) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile, Falkland Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 700-1100m |
| Description | leaves 2-4cm, leaflets 6-9 pairs, small, coriaceous, oblong-ovate to linear, partite to 3-5 unequal segments, inflorescence subspherical, 8-12mm, achenes without spines |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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 lucida var. abbreviata Bitter Acaena lucida var. distorta Hombr. ex Bitter Acaena lucida var. glabratula Bitter Acaena lucida f. inermis Druce Acaena lucida var. intermedia Bitter Acaena lucida var. parvifolia (Phil.) Reiche Acaena lucida var. villosula Bitter Acaena parvifolia Phil. Acaena parvifoliolata Bitter Ancistrum lucidum Aiton Poterium lucidum (Aiton) Salisb. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |