Acaena inermis


Acaena inermis, the spineless acaena, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, endemic to New Zealand and introduced to Great Britain. Its common names include spineless bidibid and blue mountain bidibid. A mat-forming perennial useful as a ground cover, its cultivar 'Purpurea' is widely available from commercial suppliers.

Taxonomy and etymology

The species was described in 1988 by C.J. Webb, W.R. Sykes, and P.J. Garnock-Jones. Inermis refers to the seedhead not having spines, it being 'unarmed'.