Acaena x ovina
Sheep's Burr at Reid, ACT
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| Acaena x ovina | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Jan 2017 | |
| Acaena echinata | BettyDonWood | 23 Jan 2017 | |
| Acaena x ovina | JanetRussell | 22 Jan 2017 |
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3 comments
23 Jan 2017
I need a photo of the back of a leaf to decide between these two species. The front of the leaf is not hairy enough to be Acaena ovina, but the spines on the flowers are probably too even in length for Acaena echinata.
26 Jan 2017
The spines on the Acaena echinata burr are roughly equal in length while A. ovina burrs have both long and short spines
Location information
- Coordinates 149.139683-35.286897
- Altitude 549.0m
- Places Reid, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 10 Jan 2017 10:02 AM Recorded on
- JanetRussell Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Collections
- JanetRussell Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acaena x ovina Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Acaena agnipila Acaena ovina Acaena agniila
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- GPS evidence of location
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