Acaena echinata

Sheeps Burr at Griffith, ACT

Acaena echinata at Griffith, ACT - 26 Oct 2018
Acaena echinata at Griffith, ACT - 26 Oct 2018
Acaena echinata at Griffith, ACT - 26 Oct 2018
Acaena echinata at Griffith, ACT - 26 Oct 2018
Acaena echinata at Griffith, ACT - 26 Oct 2018
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Identification history

Acaena echinata 21 Dec 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Acaena echinata 19 Dec 2017 BettyDonWood
Acaena sp. 19 Dec 2017 ianandlibby1

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Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at Griffith, ACT - 15 Jan 2019 by AlexKirk
Euphorbia dallachyana (Mat Spurge, Caustic Weed) at Griffith, ACT - 9 Jan 2019 by AlexKirk
Austrostipa bigeniculata (Kneed Speargrass) at Griffith, ACT - 9 Jan 2019 by ianandlibby1
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Grona varians (Slender Tick-Trefoil) at Griffith, ACT - 21 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk
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Austrostipa scabra (Corkscrew Grass, Slender Speargrass) at Griffith, ACT - 21 Nov 2018 by AlexKirk
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Rytidosperma carphoides (Short Wallaby Grass) at Griffith, ACT - 30 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Griffith, ACT - 27 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Vulpia bromoides (Squirrel-tail Fescue, Hair Grass) at Griffith, ACT - 15 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Trifolium arvense var. arvense (Haresfoot Clover) at Griffith, ACT - 15 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Grevillea juniperina (Grevillea) at Griffith, ACT - 7 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Griffith, ACT - 6 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Taraxacum sp. (Dandelion) at Griffith, ACT - 5 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi (Native Geranium) at Griffith, ACT - 5 Oct 2018 by ianandlibby1
Acacia floribunda (White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle) at Griffith, ACT - 21 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1
Acacia vestita (Hairy Wattle) at Griffith, ACT - 20 Sep 2018 by ianandlibby1

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 26 Oct 2018 07:24 AM Recorded on
  • ianandlibby1 Recorded by

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height

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

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
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