Acaena Mutis ex L.
(pirri-pirri burs)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAcaena (pirri-pirri burs)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Acaena (pirri-pirri burs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acaena (pirri-pirri burs)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acaena (pirri-pirri burs)
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