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Acaena sp. Thredbo River Gorge (L.A.S.Johnson & E.F.Constable s.n., 19 Jan 1951)
Family Rosaceae
Acaena sp. Thredbo River Gorge (L.A.S.Johnson & E.F.Constable s.n., 19 Jan 1951) APNI*

Synonyms: Acaena sp. A sensu Harden (1990) APNI*

Description: Creeping herb with glabrous stems.

Leaves 7–11-foliolate; leaflets ± circular to oblong, largest 10–15 mm long, 8–10 mm wide, upper surface glabrous, lower surface not glaucous, glabrous except for a few hairs along veins.

Flowering head globose, 5–10 mm diam., peduncles 8–12 cm long, elongating to 23 c. in fruit.

Fruiting head globose, 15–20 mm diam.; spines 6–8 mm long; peduncle glabrous to sparsely pilose.


Distribution and occurrence: Common in heath and in rocky situations in alpine and subalpine areas of Snowy Mtns. Although Flora of NSW 1 (1990) included Tasmania in the distribution, no collection records have been located to support this. K.L.Gibbons Jan2020.
NSW subdivisions: ST
Other Australian states: ?Tas.
AVH map***

Text by G. J. Harden & A. N. Rodd
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)


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