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Acaena ×ovina A.Cunn.

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Acaena ×ovina A.Cunn. (1825)
Acaena ×ovina A.Cunn.
Orchard, T 2018: How many spicate species of Acaena are there in Australia? . Australasian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 174: 12–14.

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Exotic
Recorded in error
New Zealand
Political Region
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)
Webb et al. 1988 page 1056: "A. agnipila was known as A. ovina until the A. ovina complex in N.Z. was revised by Orchard (1973)". Some states in Australia treat Acaena agnipila Gand. as a synonym of Acaena ×ovina A.Cunn.

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A.Cunn.
A.Cunn.
1825
ICN
Acaena ×ovina A.Cunn.
species
Acaena ×ovina

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Rosales
Rosaceae
Acaena
×ovina

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Acaena agnipila Gand. × Acaena echinata Nees

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Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Acaena agnipila var. protenta Orchard

Stems 20-60-(80) cm high, 2-4 mm diam. Infl. either branched near base or bearing fascicles of fls in axils of upper lvs. Stamens 5-7. Fr. glabrous, with 25-35 spines.

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Acaena ×ovina A.Cunn.
Acaena ×ovina A.Cunn.
Orchard, T (2018)
Acaena ×ovina A.Cunn.
Acaena ×ovina A.Cunn.
Acaena ovina A.Cunn.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)
Acaena agnipila Gand.
Acaena agnipila var. protenta Orchard
Acaena agnipila var. protenta Orchard
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

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Acaena agnipila var. protenta Orchard
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Acaena agnipila var. protenta Orchard
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
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Acaena agnipila var. protenta Orchard
New Zealand
Otago Land District
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editorial
Webb et al. 1988 page 1056: "A. agnipila was known as A. ovina until the A. ovina complex in N.Z. was revised by Orchard (1973)". Some states in Australia treat Acaena agnipila Gand. as a synonym of Acaena ×ovina A.Cunn.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

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Names_Plants
24 June 2002
9 January 2026
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