Photos: Ballyvourney, Co.Cork |
Two-spined Pirri-pirri-bur / Two-spined Acaena Round heads of petal-less flowers followed by burrs with 2 barbed spines. Bright-green leaves with (usually) 9 leaflets, narrow oblong-oval. Stems woody at base, hairy. Prostrate, rooting, mat-forming. Occasional garden escape. Found in woodland and on paths. Can be invasive. Identification: Paul Green, Co.Wexford. |