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Acaena novea-zelandiae

Common Name	Bidgee Widgee, Biddy-biddy
Family	Rosaceae
Description	Creeping, evergreen prostrate herb with hairy stems and leaves. Grows a fruit which catches in animal fur and our socks. Plant spreads by sending down roots at nodes along its stems
size	4-5 square metres
Leaf	7-9 toothed leaflets up to 12 mm long and 5 mm wide. Upper leaf surface shining, dark green and hairless; lower leaf surface bluish-green and hairy.
Flower	Flower-head globular, 6-10 mm diameter and greenish-white.
Flower Season	August to April
Fruit	Fruiting-head globular from 20-25 mm diameter with 10 mm reddish-brown spines having backward pointing barbs at their ends.
Propagation	From seed or by transplanting.
Details	Naturally occurring plants in dry, shaded or cool positions often develop sparse foliage.Common to the Eastern states of Australia.
Attracts	Rosellas eat the seeds.
Conservation Status	Common, not threatened
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