Taxon:  Acaena anserinifolia (J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Druce



Summary
Genus:
Acaena
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Rosoideae
Tribe:
Agrimonieae
Subtribe:
Sanguisorbinae
Nomen number:
316529
Place of publication:
Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4:484.  1917
Comment:
non Acaena anserinifolia auct. nonn. (= A. novae-zelandiae Kirk)
Verified:
09/24/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ancistrum anserinifolium J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acaena sanguisorbae L. f.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  4. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1166.
  7. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  8. Gynn, E. G. & A. J. Richards. 1985. Acaena novae-zelandiae T. Kirk. J. Ecol. 73:1055-1063. Note: cited as unconfirmed crossable species with Acaena novae-zelandiae in a few localities of the United Kingdom
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  10. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  11. International Seed Testing Association wild species list
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbidgee widgee  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1166.
Englishbronze pirri-pirri-bur  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Swedishgrov taggpimpinell  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAustralasiaNew ZealandNew ZealandChatham Islands Territory Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
1NativeAustralasiaNew ZealandNew ZealandNorth Island Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
1NativeAustralasiaNew ZealandNew ZealandSouth Island Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
1NativeAustralasiaNew ZealandNew ZealandStewart Island Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Native
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand [Chatham Islands Territory, North Island, South Island, Stewart Island]
Naturalized
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316529. Accessed 14 October 2026.