Acaena dumicola
Acaena dumicola is a species of perennial plant found only in scrubby and rocky habitats at altitudes of between 300 and 1200 m in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Acaena |
| Species: | A. dumicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Acaena dumicola B.H.Macmill. | |
This is a low plant distinctive for its prostrate branches each ending in three bluish-green leaflets. The margins of these leaflets are minutely toothed, the teeth often being reddish brown. It often grows as a ground cover plant beneath thickets of Matagouri (Discaria toumatou). Flowering occurs in November and December with fruit being produced in January.
References
- B. H. Macmillan (1985). "Acaena dumicola (Rosaceae), a new species from New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 23 (2): 337–340. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1985.10425336.
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