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.

Acaena dumicola
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Acaena
Species:
A. dumicola
Binomial name
Acaena dumicola

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.

References

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  • B. H. Macmillan (1985). "Acaena dumicola (Rosaceae), a new species from New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 23 (2): 337–340. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1985.10425336.
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