Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Acaena pusilla (Bitter) Allan |
Bibliography | Fl. New Zealand 1: 362 (1961) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | leaves 5-8cm, pinnate, coarsely rounded dentate, adaxially often brownish, heads of achenes ca. 15mm wide, spines yellowish |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Acaena anserinifolia ssp. pusilla (Bitter) P.D.Sell Acaena pusilla var. suprasericascens Bitter Acaena sanguisorbae var. epilasia Bitter Acaena sanguisorbae var. obtusata Bitter Acaena sanguisorbae ssp. pusilla Bitter Acaena sanguisorbae var. suprasericascens Bitter |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |