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Argentinian biddy biddy
Acaena pinnatifida
Acaena pinnatifida is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is known by the common names Argentinian biddy-biddy and California sheepbur. It grows in California (United States), Argentina and Chile. The population from California is sometimes considered to be a distinct species or variety from the population in South America.
From the article Acaena pinnatifida on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Acaena pinnatifida is known from California (in the United States), and in South America (Chile to Argentina). In North America, the species grows on roadsides, sand dunes, rocky slopes and coastal grasslands.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
In English, Acaena pinnatifida is commonly known as the Argentinian biddy-biddy and as the California sheepbur.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Acaena pinnatifida in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61230.