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Acaena echinata Nees
Sheep's Burr

Reference
Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:95 (1844)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Perennial, herb, 0.07-0.45(-0.7) m high. Fl. white, Dec. Sand, clay, gravel, granite.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 September 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Cambridge, Capel, Chittering, Collie, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Donnybrook-Balingup, Esperance, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kojonup, Manjimup, Mundaring, Northam, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Wandering, West Arthur, Williams, York.