Acaena inermis Hook.fil. is a plant in the Rosaceae family, order Rosales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Acaena inermis Hook.fil.

Acaena inermis Hook.fil.

Acaena inermis is a mat-forming New Zealand endemic perennial flowering plant often used as ground cover.

Family
Genus
Acaena
Order
Rosales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Acaena inermis Hook.fil.

Acaena inermis Hook.fil., commonly called the spineless acaena, is a species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae family. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been introduced to Great Britain. Other common names for this plant include spineless bidibid and blue mountain bidibid. It is a mat-forming perennial that is useful as a ground cover. Its cultivar 'Purpurea' is widely available from commercial plant suppliers.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Rosales Rosaceae Acaena

More from Rosaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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