Acaena agnipila var. aequispina

Mt Iron, Wanaka.<br>Photographer: John Barkla, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Acaena agnipila.<br>Photographer: Auckland Regional Council, Licence: Public domain.

Moawhango. Nov 2011.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common name

sheep’s bur

Family

Rosaceae

Authority

Acaena agnipila var. aequispina Orchard

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Conservation status

Not applicable

Similar taxa

Distinguished from the native Acaena species by its flowers and fruits being on spikes (all the native species have flowers and fruits in globular heads).

Year naturalised

1871

Origin

Australia

Reason for introduction

Accidental

Etymology

acaena: From the Greek ‘akanthos’ thorn, referring to the spiny calyx that many species have

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