| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Acaena magellanica (Lam.) Vahl |
| Bibliography | Enum. Pl. 1: 297 (1804) |
| Native Range | Argentina to Chile, Subantarctic Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 0-3500m |
| Description | leaves to 10cm long, leaflets 6-7, on both sides green, adaxially glabrous, abaxially pilose, obovate-oblong, serrate, heads to 12mm wide, spines and anthers purple |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| 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 spring and in autumn |
| Synonyms | Acaena acroglichin Bitter Acaena acutifida Bitter Acaena adscendens (Poir.) Vahl Acaena adscendens ssp. cardiostemon Bitter Acaena adscendens ssp. georgiae-australis Bitter Acaeba adscendens var. glabriscapa Bitter Acaena adscendens var. incisa Bitter Acaena adscendens var. luxurians Bitter Acaena adscendens var. macrochaeta Franch. Acaena adscendens var. majuscula Bitter Acaena adscendens var. minuscula Bitter Acaena adscendens var. pilosiscapa Bitter Acaena adscendens var. semperpilosa Bitter Acaena adscendens var. utrinqueglabrescens Bitter Acaena affinis Hook.f. Acaena alboffii Macloskie Acaena basibullata Bitter Acaena brachyglochin Bitter Acaena cadilla Hook.f. Acaena cadilla var. epistomonocoma Bitter Acaena cadilla f. pusilla Bitter Acaesa calvivagina Bitter Acaena canescens Phil. Acaena chamacaena Bitter Acaena closiana C.Gay Acaena colchaguensis Bitter Acaena compacta Hauman Acaena coxii Phil. Acaena depauperata Bitter Acaena deserticola Phil. Acaena exaltata Bitter Acaena floribunda Bitter Acaena glandulifera Bitter Acaena glandulfera ssp. nordenskjoeldii Bitter Acaena glaucella Bitter Acaena glaucophylla Bitter Acaena grandistipula Bitter Acaena grahamiana Gillies ex Walp. Acaena grandistipula Bitter Acaena grossifolia Bitter Acaena hirta Citerne Acaena hirsuta Phil. Acaena humilis Bitter Acaena ichnostemon Bitter Acaena krausei Phil. Acaena krausei subvar. glabratula Bitter Acaena krausei var. massonandra Bitter Acaena krausei var. meionandra Bitter Acaena krausei subvar pilosior Bitter Acaena laevigata Aiton Acaena laevigata var. venulosa (Griseb.) Reiche Acaena longiaristata H.Ross Acaena longisepala Bitter Acaena longistipula Bitter Acaena macrophyes Bitter Acaena macropoda Bitter Acaena macrostemon Hook.f. Acaena macrostemon ssp. barbaticupula Biiter Acaena macrostemon var. basipilosa Bitter Acaena macrostemon ssp. closiana (Gay) Bitter Acaena macrostemon ssp. latisepala Bitter Acaena macrostemon ssp. longiaristata (H.Ross) Bitter Acaena macrostemon ssp. longiplumosa Bitter Acaena macrostemon ssp. pachystigma Bitter Acaena macrostemon ssp. spectabilis Bitter Acaena macrostemon var. supraconica Bitter Acaena magellanica var. glabrescens Bitter Acaena magellanica ssp. grandiscapa Bitter Acaena magellanica ssp. laevigata (Aiton) Bitter Aceana magellanica var. laevigata (Aiton) Citerne Acaena magellanica var. pubescens Bitter Acaena magellanica ssp. pygmaea Bitter Acaena magellanica f. robusta Bitter Acaena magellanica var. subtuspilosa Bitter Acaena magellanica ssp. venulosa (Griseb.)Bitter Acaena magellanica var. venulosa (Griseb.) Citerne Acaena neglecta Bitter Acaena nudicaulis Albov Acaena obtusiloba Bitter Acaena oligodonta Bitter Acaena oligoglochin Bitter Acaena oligoglochin var. dolichoglochin Bitter Acaena oligomera Skottsb. Acaena petiolulata Phil. Acaena philippii Gand. Acaena plioglochin Bitter Acaena rubescens Bitter Acaena sericascens Bitter Acaena sericascens var. novemjugum Bitter Acaena sericascens sexjuga Bitter Acaena sericascens var. tenuibracteolata Bitter Acaena subflaccida Bitter Acaena subtusvillosula Bitter Acaena tomentella Bitter Acaena transitoria Bitter Acaena trifida var. brachypylla Bitter Acaena triglochin Bitter Acaena venulosa Griseb. Ancistrum adscendens (Vahl) Poir. Ancistrum decumbens G.Gorst. ex Gaertn. Ancistrum humile Pers. Ancistrum laevigatum Lag. Ancistrum magellanicum Lam. Ancistrum magellanicum var. humile Pers. Poterium humile Lam. ex Steud. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (CRZ Crozet Is., FAL Falkland Is., HMD Heard-McDonald Is., KEG Kerguelen, MAQ Macquarie Is., MPE Marion-Prince Edward Is., SGE South Georgia) |