Acaena echinata

Sheeps Burr at Acton, ACT

Acaena echinata at Acton, ACT - 22 Oct 2014
Acaena echinata at Acton, ACT - 22 Oct 2014
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Identification history

Acaena echinata 27 Oct 2014 MichaelMulvaney
Acaena echinata 23 Oct 2014 MichaelMulvaney
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia - Rock Fern 22 Oct 2014 TimYiu

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Old Canberra House grassy woodlands

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   24 Oct 2014
This is a member of the rose family and is either Acaena ovina or A. echinata. I need to see the underside of the leaves to determine which one it is. Ovina is hairy across the underside, while on the underside of the echinata leaf the hairs are confined to the main vein. I have assigned it as echinata as I think this is most likely

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Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 22 Oct 2014 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • TimYiu Recorded by

Species information

  • Acaena echinata Scientific name
  • Sheeps Burr Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 792.55m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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