Acaena x ovina
Sheep's Burr at Hughes, ACT
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| Acaena x ovina | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Jan 2019 | |
| Acaena (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 20 Jan 2019 | |
| Acaena (genus) | BettyDonWood | 20 Jan 2019 | |
| Acaena echinata | JackyF | 19 Jan 2019 |
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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
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.
21 Jan 2019
Betty I have added seed head and leaf underside/topside photos as requested, best close-ups I could manage.
25 Jan 2019
Thanks Jacky - hairs spread across underside of leaf and vastly uneven spines on fruit identify this as Aceana ovina
Location information
- Coordinates 149.102272-35.328843
- Maps Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 20 Jan 2019 10:23 AM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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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
- 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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