Acaena antarctica       0

- Diversity in Acaena (Rosaceae) in South Australia, Symon, David E and Whalen, Molly Ann and Mackay, Duncan Alexander. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Garden 2000 pag. 55-73. JStor
- eFloras. eFloras.org Vol. 1 pag. 100063. Acaena
- Estudios crìticos sobre la flora de Chile, Reiche, Karl. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 1903. Address
- Flora peruviana, et chilensis, sive, descriptiones et icones plantarum peruvianarum, et chilensium, secundum systema Linnaeanum digestae, cum characteribus plurium generum evulgatorum reformatis, Ruiz, Hipo�lito, and Pavo�n, Jose�,. Address
- Revisión del género Acaena (Rosaceae) en Chile, Marticorena, Alicia. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 2009 Vol. 93 pag. 412-454. DOI
- Freezing resistance of high-elevation plant species is not related to their height or growth-form in the Central Chilean Andes, Sierra-Almeida Angela, Cavieres Lohengrin & Bravo Leon. Environmental and Experimental Botany 2010 Vol. 69(3) pag. 273-278. DOI
- Growth and reproduction of New Zealand Acaena (Rosaceae) species in relation to rarity and commonness, Kelvin M. Lloyd and William G. Lee and J. Bastow Wilson. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 2002 Vol. 26(2) pag. 149-160. JStor

Biological type: plant
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: dark green
Reproduction mode: hermaphrodite plant whoes flowers produce both male and female gametes

Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 0,3ft x 1,9ft
Sun exposure: part sun (Sun hours: >3h <6h
Foliage: semi-evergreen
Growth: average
Flowering time from July until September

Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by cuttings

SPRING Soak the seeds in warm water of 104°F for 48h (Change the water every 12 hours) until the seeds swell. Keep in refrigerator at 39°F for 4 weeks in humid substrat. Sow the seeds on the surface of Well Drained Seed Sowing Mix between 64-72°F. During germination keep the substrate moist and in daylight. The seeds germinate in 4-12 weeks.
The average seed weight is 1538,5 per gram (0,00065g).

Germination references for the genus
- Freezing resistance of high-elevation plant species is not related to their height or growth-form in the Central Chilean Andes, Sierra-Almeida Angela, Cavieres Lohengrin & Bravo Leon. Environmental and Experimental Botany 2010 Vol. 69(3) pag. 273-278. DOI
- Growth and reproduction of New Zealand Acaena (Rosaceae) species in relation to rarity and commonness, Kelvin M. Lloyd and William G. Lee and J. Bastow Wilson. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 2002 Vol. 26(2) pag. 149-160. JStor
- Perennial seed germination information, Kootenay Local Agricultural Society . 2008. Address