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Acaena dumicola

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Rosaceae

Scientific name
  
Acaena dumicola

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Rosales

Genus
  
Acaena

Higher classification
  
Acaena

Similar
  
Acaena, Rosaceae, Rosales, Acaena sericea

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.

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.

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Acaena dumicola Wikipedia