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Acanthospermum australe
Also called Paraguay Bur, Paraguay Starbur, Paraguayan Starburr, Spiny Bur, Sheepbur, Australian Starbur, Brazilian Starbur
Acanthospermum australe is a low, spreading annual herb in the daisy family, native to South America and the southern Caribbean, known for its spiny, starburst-shaped fruits that stick to fur and clothing. It is a weedy pioneer rather than a garden ornamental, so it is grown mainly for study or as a wild plant in warm, open ground.
Acanthospermum australe (Paraguayan starburr, ihi kukae hipa, Paraguay bur, Paraguay starbur, pipili, sheepbur, or spiny-bur) is a South American species of herbaceous plants first described as a species in 1758.
The species is native to:
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acanthospermum australe by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
