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Acaena novae-zelandiae
Also called Bidgee-widgee, Pirri Pirri Bur, New Zealand Bur, Buzzies, Buzzy
A small, mat-forming perennial with prostrate, creeping stems and divided leaves, used as ground cover or a lawn substitute. Its spiny burrs spread readily, so limit disturbance and mow before seed heads form.
Acaena novae-zelandiae, commonly known as red bidibid, bidgee-widgee, buzzy and piri-piri bur, is a small herbaceous, prostrate perennial, native to New Zealand, Australia and New Guinea, of the family Rosaceae.
Red bidibid is native to New Zealand, Australia and New Guinea. It has also become naturalised in California, Great Britain and Ireland. It is regarded as invasive in Great Britain where it has established itself in places such as dune habitats on Lindisfarne.
Acaena novae-zelandiae may be used for ground cover in gardens or as a lawn substitute. This plant can be prevented from spreading by limiting disturbance to stolons, thus reducing vegetative propagation, and by mowing flowers before the burrs form.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acaena novae-zelandiae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
