Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Rosales > Rosaceae > Acaena > Acaena novae-zelandiaeAcaena novae-zelandiae (Biddy-biddy)Synonyms: Acaena anserinifolia elata; Acaena anserinifolia epoligotricha; Acaena anserinifolia interruptepinnata; Acaena anserinifolia oleosenitens; Acaena anserinifolia utrinquestrigulosa; Acaena anserinifolia var. angustifoliolata; Acaena anserinifolia var. subincisa; Acaena macrantha; Acaena novae-zelandica; Acaena sanguisorbae elata; Acaena sanguisorbae epoligotricha; Acaena sanguisorbae f. subfemina; Acaena sanguisorbae interruptepinnata; Acaena sanguisorbae novae-zelandiae; Acaena sanguisorbae oleosenitens; Acaena sanguisorbae utrinquestrigulosa; Acaena sanguisorbae var. angustifoliolata; Acaena sanguisorbae var. brevifoliolata; Acaena sanguisorbae var. conjungens; Acaena sanguisorbae var. gracilis; Acaena sanguisorbae var. intermedia; Acaena sanguisorbae var. modica; Acaena sanguisorbae var. robusta; Acaena sanguisorbae var. subincisa; Acaena sanguisorbae var. subtusglaucescens; Acaena sanguisorbae var. viridissima; Acaena sanguisorbae vernicosenitens Acaena novae-zelandiae (bidi-bidi, biddy-biddy, bidgee-widgee, or piri-piri-bur) is an ornamental plant native to New Zealand and Australia. It can also be found elsewhere as an introduced species, and is considered a noxious weed in some areas, such as Hawaii and California. The common name bidi-bidi is a corruption of the Māori name for this plant, piripiri. |
Allergen Potential [1] | Low |  | Height [2] | 4.331 inches (.11 m) |  | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | Structure [4] | Herb |  | Light Preference [3] | Mostly Sunny | Soil Acidity [3] | Moderate Acid | Soil Fertility [3] | Mostly Infertile | Soil Moisture [3] | Mostly Dry |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Avon Gorge Woodlands |
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376 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Flinders Chase National Park |
II |
81245 |
South Australia, Australia |
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Mt. Field National Park |
II |
39289 |
Tasmania, Australia |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Northumberland Dunes |
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2836 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Pennine Moors |
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254789 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Wash and North Norfolk Coast |
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266284 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000) ♦ 2PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats, M. O. Hill, C. D. Preston & D. B. Roy, Biological Records Centre, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2004) ♦ 3ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999) ♦ 4Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 5New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ database♦ 6Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants♦ 7Species Profile and Threats Database, Australian Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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