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Acanthospermum hispidum
Also called Bristly Starbur, Goat's Head, Hispid Starburr, Starbur, Bristly Starburr, Bindii, Upright Star Bur
Acanthospermum hispidum (bristly starbur, goat's head, hispid starburr, starbur) is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae, which is native to Central and South America. This plant is cited as a weed in cotton culture in Brazil, and it is also used as a medicinal plant. It is also naturalized in many scattered places in Eurasia, Africa, and North America. It is widespread in Australia, mostly occurring from north-eastern Western Australia through much of the Northern Territory and Queensland to north-eastern New South Wales. It is declared a weed in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
Paraguayan starbur · Acanthospermum consobrinum · Five Seeded Prostrate Starbur · Low starbur · Starbur
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acanthospermum hispidum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
