View source for Acaena novae-zelandiae

{{SPlantbox
|familia=Rosaceae
|genus=Acaena
|species=novae-zelandiae
|common_name=Biddy biddy, Bidgee-widgee, Pirri-pirri
|habit=herbaceous
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max ht box=6
|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max wd box=40
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=flowers
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=red, pink
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=6
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=10
|image=Acaena novae-zelandiae1.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
Bidgee-Widgee is a prostrate herb. One plant can cover up to 4-5 square meters under ideal condition. Plants have a burr which is formed after flowering.

'''''Acaena novae-zelandiae''''' ('''Biddy-biddy'''<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACNO7 ''Acaena novae-zelandiae'' at USDA Plants Database Profile]</ref> or '''Bidgee-widgee'''<ref name=GRIN/>) is an [[ornamental plant]]<ref>{{cite book | author=[[John Wood|Wood, John]] | title=[[Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flower]] | year=2006 | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name=GRIN>[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?316530 GRIN Species Profile]</ref><ref>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6677,6678,6679 Jepson Manual Treatment]</ref>