Acaena (genus)
A Sheep's Burr at Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
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| Acaena (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Jun 2020 | |
| Acaena (genus) | Mike | 18 May 2020 | |
| Medicago (genus) | BettyDonWood | 18 May 2020 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 17 May 2020 |
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4 comments
18 May 2020
There are several species of Medicago with pods like these including Medicago arabica, minima, polymorpha, praecox, truncatula.
18 May 2020
Sorry the photos are poor. These are leaves, not pods. They look like Acaena but are very distorted; maybe virus affected?
18 May 2020
You are right. I did not think to blow the photos up further. They might be acaena but would have to be very distorted not to have any teeth along the edges. And the same applies to the weedy erobiums.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.116501-35.360116
- Altitude 762.0m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 12 May 2020 03:35 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
- Less than 10cm Plant height
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Species information
- Acaena (genus) Scientific name
- A Sheep's Burr Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1333.68m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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