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Acaena tenera
Acaena tenera, the lesser burnet, is a plant in the rose family Rosaceae. It is native to Patagonia and some subantarctic islands.
Acaena tenera is native to Patagonia, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. It is found widely with the most common habitat being in dry, stony terrain at altitudes up to 600 m (2,000 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acaena tenera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
