Acaena echinata

Sheeps Burr at Mount Fairy, NSW

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Identification history

Acaena echinata 7 Dec 2015 MichaelMulvaney
Acaena x ovina 5 Dec 2015 JanetRussell

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   7 Dec 2015
Acaena ovine usually has a more hairy upper surface on the leaf, while this plant appears to be hairless on the surface suggesting A. echinata

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Species information

  • Acaena echinata Scientific name
  • Sheeps Burr Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1354.03m Recorded at altitude
  • In flower

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