Acaena x ovina

Sheep's Burr at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Acaena x ovina	24 Jan 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Acaena (genus)	20 Jan 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Acaena (genus)	20 Jan 2019	BettyDonWood
Acaena echinata	19 Jan 2019	JackyF

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User's notes

Four plants seen in area under gums, may be others nearby. Edited to add photos of seedheads and leaves as requested.

3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:

20 Jan 2019

Do you have a photo of the seed head, which is better than flowers for IDing? Photo 1 only has the stem. Without seed heads, you need a good closeup of the back of a leaf clearly showing the hairs to have any chance of IDing to species level.

JackyF wrote:

21 Jan 2019

Betty I have added seed head and leaf underside/topside photos as requested, best close-ups I could manage.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

25 Jan 2019

Thanks Jacky - hairs spread across underside of leaf and vastly uneven spines on fruit identify this as Aceana ovina

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Location information

Sighting information

4 Abundance
20 Jan 2019 10:23 AM Recorded on
JackyF Recorded by
Collections
JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants

Additional information

10cm to 30cm Plant height

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
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Synonyms
Acaena agnipila Acaena ovina Acaena agniila

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