Acaena x ovina

Sheep's Burr at Hughes, ACT

Acaena x ovina at Hughes, ACT - 20 Jan 2019
Acaena x ovina at Hughes, ACT - 20 Jan 2019
Acaena x ovina at Hughes, ACT - 20 Jan 2019
Acaena x ovina at Hughes, ACT - 20 Jan 2019
Acaena x ovina at Hughes, ACT - 20 Jan 2019
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Identification history

Acaena x ovina 24 Jan 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Acaena sp. 20 Jan 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Acaena sp. 20 Jan 2019 BettyDonWood
Acaena echinata 19 Jan 2019 JackyF

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

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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.
   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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Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Hughes, ACT - 15 Sep 2019 by JackyF
Tamopsis fickerti (Two-tailed spider) at Hughes, ACT - 1 Sep 2019 by rawshorty
Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer) at Hughes, ACT - 31 Aug 2019 by rawshorty
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Hughes, ACT - 25 Aug 2019 by JackyF
Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Aug 2019 by LisaH
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Hughes, ACT - 11 Aug 2019 by LisaH
Alisterus scapularis (Australian King-Parrot) at Hughes, ACT - 16 Jun 2019 by JackyF
zz agaric (stem; gills white/cream) at Hughes, ACT - 21 Apr 2019 by JackyF
zz agaric (stem; gills not white/cream) at Hughes, ACT - 9 Apr 2019 by LisaH
Curculionidae (family) (Unidentified weevil) at Hughes, ACT - 5 Apr 2019 by rawshorty
Turnix varius (Painted Buttonquail) at Red Hill, ACT - 13 Mar 2019 by LisaH
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Hughes, ACT - 8 Mar 2019 by JackyF
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Hughes, ACT - 8 Mar 2019 by LisaH
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Feb 2019 by JackyF
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Hughes, ACT - 10 Feb 2019 by KL
Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak) at Hughes, ACT - 9 Feb 2019 by JackyF
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Jan 2019 by JackyF
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Jan 2019 by JackyF
Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak) at Hughes, ACT - 18 Jan 2019 by JackyF
Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak) at Hughes, ACT - 18 Jan 2019 by JackyF
Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak) at Hughes, ACT - 18 Jan 2019 by JackyF
Eurystomus orientalis (Dollarbird) at Hughes, ACT - 17 Jan 2019 by TomT
Grallina cyanoleuca (Magpie-lark) at Hughes, ACT - 14 Jan 2019 by JackyF
Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at Hughes, ACT - 11 Jan 2019 by KL
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Hughes, ACT - 11 Jan 2019 by KL
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Hughes, ACT - 8 Jan 2019 by JackyF
Amyema miquelii (Box Mistletoe) at Hughes, ACT - 7 Jan 2019 by JackyF
Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) at Hughes, ACT - 7 Jan 2019 by JackyF
Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at Hughes, ACT - 6 Jan 2019 by JackyF
Oriolus sagittatus (Olive-backed Oriole) at Hughes, ACT - 6 Jan 2019 by JackyF
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Hughes, ACT - 5 Jan 2019 by TomT
Oriolus sagittatus (Olive-backed Oriole) at Hughes, ACT - 2 Jan 2019 by JackyF
Hackelia suaveolens (Sweet Hounds Tongue) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Dec 2018 by JackyF
zz puffball at Hughes, ACT - 20 Dec 2018 by JackyF
Vittadinia muelleri (Narrow-leafed New Holland Daisy) at Hughes, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 by JackyF
Eurystomus orientalis (Dollarbird) at Hughes, ACT - 17 Dec 2018 by JackyF
Eurystomus orientalis (Dollarbird) at Hughes, ACT - 8 Dec 2018 by JackyF
Threskiornis spinicollis (Straw-necked Ibis) at Hughes, ACT - 4 Dec 2018 by JackyF
Eurystomus orientalis (Dollarbird) at Hughes, ACT - 30 Nov 2018 by JackyF
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Nov 2018 by JackyF
Eurystomus orientalis (Dollarbird) at Hughes, ACT - 6 Nov 2018 by JackyF
Eurystomus orientalis (Dollarbird) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Oct 2018 by JackyF
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily) at Hughes, ACT - 14 Oct 2018 by KL
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Hughes, ACT - 14 Oct 2018 by KL
Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckooshrike) at Hughes, ACT - 5 Oct 2018 by BIrdsinCanberra
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Hughes, ACT - 1 Sep 2018 by JackyF
Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck) at Hughes, ACT - 1 Jul 2018 by JackyF
Corvus coronoides (Australian Raven) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Apr 2018 by JackyF
Pisolithus sp. (Pisolithus) at Hughes, ACT - 3 Apr 2018 by JackyF
Eurystomus orientalis (Dollarbird) at Hughes, ACT - 6 Jan 2018 by JackyF
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Hughes, ACT - 9 Jan 2017 by KL
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Nov 2016 by Ratcliffe
Chrysolina quadrigemina (Greater St Johns Wort beetle) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Nov 2016 by Ratcliffe
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Hughes, ACT - 8 Sep 2016 by JackyF
Swainsona monticola (Notched Swainson-Pea) at Federal Golf Course - 28 Nov 2001 by BettyDonWood

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Sighting information

  • 4 Abundance
  • 20 Jan 2019 10:23 AM Recorded on
  • JackyF Recorded by

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
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Acaena agnipila Acaena ovina Acaena agniila

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