Acanthospermum hispidum |
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hispid starbur, hispid starburr |
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Habit | Plants 10–60+ cm. |
Stems | erect. |
Leaf | blades rhombic-ovate to obovate, (20–)40–120(–150+) mm, faces finely pilosulous, gland-dotted. |
Fruits | ± compressed, ± cuneate to obovate, 4–6+ mm, not notably ribbed, terminal spines 2, divergent, 3–4 mm, often 1 ± uncinate, prickles seldom notably uncinate, ± scattered. |
2n | = 22. |
Acanthospermum hispidum |
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Phenology | Flowering year round, mostly Aug–Oct. |
Habitat | Disturbed, often sandy sites |
Elevation | 0–100+ m (0–300+ ft) |
Distribution |
AL; FL; GA; NJ; OR; SC; VA; ON; South America [Introduced in North America; also introduced in Mexico, West Indies, Central America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Pacific Islands (Hawaii)] |
Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 37. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Melampodiinae > Acanthospermum |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | de Candolle: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 522. (1836) |
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