Acaena x ovina

Sheep's Burr at Greenway, ACT

Acaena x ovina at Greenway, ACT - 19 Jan 2016
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Identification history

Acaena x ovina 22 Jan 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Acaena echinata 22 Jan 2016 KenT
Unidentified 20 Jan 2016 ArcherCallaway

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3 comments

dcnicholls wrote:
   21 Jan 2016
Not a fern, though it looks a bit like one. Would any of the flowering plant experts care to suggest an ID?
KenT wrote:
   22 Jan 2016
Ryu, I think it looks a lot like one of your previous images, see http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/1946707
   23 Jan 2016
It looks to have hairy undersides of its leaf while in Ovina echinata the hairs are confined to the main vein on the underside

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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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