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Acaena novae-zelandiae Images

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Acaena novae-zelandiae
Plant being grown as part of a revegetation project on the Koonung Creek, Box Hill, Melbourne, Australia
Photograph by: Scottwatson
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Acaena novae-zelandiae
Close-up of the flowers
Photograph by: Fagg M.; Australian National Botanic Gardens
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Acaena novae-zelandiae
Showing the prostrate stem, forming roots and new plants
Photograph by: Harry Rose
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Acaena novae-zelandiae
ature fruit head. Look at barbs on the end of the spikes - keen to catch on to a sock or some animal fur and transport the seeds to a new site
Photograph by: John Tann
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Acaena novae-zelandiae
The seedhead breaking up to release the seeds
Photograph by: Harry Rose
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Acaena novae-zelandiae
The seeds - hitching a ride on someones boot!
Photograph by: John Tann
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