Acaena echinata, the Glossary
Acaena echinata, commonly known as sheep's burr, is a species of perennial herb, in the Rosaceae family, native to Australia.[1]
Table of Contents
9 relations: Australia, Binomial nomenclature, Bur, Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck, Hedgehog, Herbaceous plant, Perennial, Rosaceae, Stamen.
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
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Binomial nomenclature
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.
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Bur
A bur (also spelled burr) is a seed or dry fruit or infructescence that has hooks or teeth.
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (14 February 1776 – 16 March 1858) was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher.
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Hedgehog
A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae.
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Herbaceous plant
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground.
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Perennial
In botany, a perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years.
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Rosaceae
Rosaceae (-si.eɪ), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
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Stamen
The stamen (stamina or stamens) is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower.
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See also
Acaena
- Acaena
- Acaena alpina
- Acaena antarctica
- Acaena caesiiglauca
- Acaena dumicola
- Acaena echinata
- Acaena emittens
- Acaena exigua
- Acaena inermis
- Acaena juvenca
- Acaena lucida
- Acaena magellanica
- Acaena microphylla
- Acaena minor
- Acaena novae-zelandiae
- Acaena ovalifolia
- Acaena pinnatifida
- Acaena rorida
- Acaena sericea
- Acaena tenera
- Acaena tesca
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acaena_echinata
Also known as Sheep's Burr, Sheeps Burr.