Acaena echinata

Sheeps Burr at Cook, ACT

Acaena echinata at Cook, ACT - 2 Nov 2017 09:51 AM
Acaena echinata at Cook, ACT - 2 Nov 2017 09:51 AM
Acaena echinata at Cook, ACT - 2 Nov 2017 09:51 AM
Acaena echinata at Cook, ACT - 2 Nov 2017 09:51 AM
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Identification history

Acaena echinata 3 Nov 2017 BettyDonWood
Acaena x ovina 2 Nov 2017 CathB

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   4 Nov 2017
This plant looks hairless. Acaena ovina is very hairy on the backs of the leaves and has moderately hairy stems.

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Acaena echinata Scientific name
  • Sheeps Burr Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 792.55m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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