Acaena echinata

Sheeps Burr at Holt, ACT

Acaena echinata at Holt, ACT - 6 Dec 2020
Acaena echinata at Holt, ACT - 6 Dec 2020
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Acaena echinata 6 Dec 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Acaena echinata 6 Dec 2020 MattFox

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Campylopus (A moss) at Holt, ACT - 10 Aug 2021 by tpreston
Triquetrella (A trailing moss) at Holt, ACT - 10 Aug 2021 by tpreston
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Servaea sp. (genus) (Unidentified Servaea jumping spider) at Dunlop, ACT - 13 Jan 2020 by CathB
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Campylopus (A moss) at Belconnen, ACT - 19 Aug 2017 by CathB
Chiloscyphus sp. at Belconnen, ACT - 19 Aug 2017 by CathB
Dolophones sp. (genus) (Wrap-around spider) at Point 3852 - 13 Apr 2017 by CathB
Mycetophilidae (family) (A fungus gnat) at Belconnen, ACT - 8 Aug 2016 by JasonC
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Lichenomphalia chromacea (Yellow Navel) at Belconnen, ACT - 31 Jul 2016 by JasonC
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Rytidosperma pallidum (Red-anther Wallaby Grass) at Belconnen, ACT - 3 Nov 2015 by MattM
Missulena occatoria (Red-headed Mouse Spider) at Point 3852 - 20 May 2015 by CathB

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 6 Dec 2020 09:09 AM Recorded on
  • MattFox Recorded by

Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

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

Record quality

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  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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  • Description
  • Additional attributes
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