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Acaena x ovina

Sheep's Burr at Paddys River, ACT

Acaena x ovina at Paddys River, ACT - 12 Nov 2014 07:37 AM
Acaena x ovina at Paddys River, ACT - 12 Nov 2014 07:37 AM
Acaena x ovina at Paddys River, ACT - 12 Nov 2014 07:37 AM
Acaena x ovina at Paddys River, ACT - 12 Nov 2014 07:37 AM
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Identification history

Acaena x ovina 21 Aug 2015 MichaelMulvaney
Acaena x ovina 31 Jul 2015 KenT

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KenT wrote:
   31 Jul 2015
Hard to identify based on these photos. A higher resolution image shows the peduncle to be hairy and where the edges of the leaves face slightly upwards there appears to be dense hairs showing on the under surface. I used these features to separate this from A. echinata

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • True In flower

Species information

  • Acaena x ovina Scientific name
  • Sheep's Burr Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 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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