Rosaceae
Argentinian biddy-biddy
Acaena pinnatifida
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Acaena
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Argentinian biddy-biddy
Synonyms
- Acaena aculeata Meyen
- Acaena andicola Gillies ex Walp.
- Acaena arthrotricha Bitter
- Acaena calcitrapa Phil.
- Acaena californica Bitter
- Acaena californica var. brevifoliolata Bitter
- Acaena californica var. grandis Bitter
- Acaena californica var. polyarthrotricha Bitter
- Acaena californica var. remotiflorens Bitter
- Acaena californica var. subglabriscapa Bitter
- Acaena euacantha Phil.
- Acaena incisa Lindl.
- Acaena leptophylla Phil.
- Acaena longifolia Phil.
- Acaena lucida Willd. ex Steud.
- Acaena montana Phil.
- Acaena multifida Hook.f.
- Acaena multifida subsp. abavia Bitter
- Acaena multifida subsp. alaticonnata Bitter
- Acaena multifida subsp. canella Bitter
- Acaena multifida subsp. intercedens Bitter
- Acaena multifida subsp. multiglomerulans Bitter
- Acaena multifida subsp. quinquefida Bitter
- Acaena multifida var. glaberrima Speg.
- Acaena multifida var. microphylla Bitter
- Acaena multifida var. minor Bitter
- Acaena multifida var. ramificans Bitter
- Acaena multifida var. subexalaris Bitter
- Acaena multifida var. utrinquepilosa Bitter
- Acaena oligacantha Phil.
- Acaena pectinata C.Presl
- Acaena pinnatifida subsp. aculeata (Meyen) Bitter
- Acaena pinnatifida subsp. brevispica Bitter
- Acaena pinnatifida subsp. grandiflora Bitter
- Acaena pinnatifida subsp. heterotricha Bitter
- Acaena pinnatifida subsp. hypoleuca Bitter
- Acaena pinnatifida subsp. liocarpa Bitter
- Acaena pinnatifida subsp. longifolia (Phil.) Bitter
- Acaena pinnatifida subsp. mansoensis Bitter
- Acaena pinnatifida subsp. membranacea Bitter
and 27 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: D Defreese, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.