Acaena x ovina

Sheep's Burr at Hackett, ACT

Acaena x ovina at Hackett, ACT - 18 Oct 2015
Acaena x ovina at Hackett, ACT - 18 Oct 2015
Acaena x ovina at Hackett, ACT - 18 Oct 2015
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Identification history

Acaena x ovina 21 Oct 2015 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 18 Oct 2015 AaronClausen

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2 comments

   22 Oct 2015
Thanks for taking a photo of the under side of the leaf showing that it is hairy across underside a feature that distinguishes Acaena ovine from A. echinata where the hairs are confined to the mid rib
waltraud wrote:
   22 Oct 2015
Beautiful close up!

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 18 Oct 2015 02:18 PM Recorded on
  • AaronClausen 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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