Acaena

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | 326 words | Copyright

Acaena (family Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, *tribe Sanguisorbeae) A genus of wind-pollinated, mat-forming plants that occur mainly in the subtropics and temperate regions. There are about 100 species; 90 species are known in S. America, 14 in New Zealand, 2 in Australia, and others in New Guinea, S. Africa, and California.

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