Spineless Acaena vs Two-spined Acaena

Acaena inermis compared with Acaena ovalifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spineless Acaena	Two-spined Acaena
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Acaena	Acaena
Species	Acaena inermis	Acaena ovalifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Spineless Acaena and Two-spined Acaena share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acaena.

Conservation Status

Spineless Acaena

NE — Not Evaluated

Two-spined Acaena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spineless Acaena	Two-spined Acaena
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Spineless Acaena

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Two-spined Acaena

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom