Acaena x ovina

Sheep's Burr at Greenway, ACT

Acaena x ovina at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
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Identification history

Acaena x ovina 24 Feb 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 23 Feb 2017 SteveC

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Has an oak type leaf

2 comments

KenT wrote:
   24 Feb 2017
A blurred and busy image, but the main subject appears to be a species of Acaena
   24 Feb 2017
It is a bit hard to tell from the photo but it appears that hairs occur across the underside of the leaflet hanse the ID as Acaena ovina and not E. echinata

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Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 22 Feb 2017 07:29 PM Recorded on
  • SteveC Recorded by

Species information

  • Acaena x ovina Scientific name
  • Sheep's Burr Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1913.2m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Acaena agnipila Acaena ovina Acaena agniila

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