Acanthospermum hispidum
Summary 4
Acanthospermum hispidum (Bristly starbur, Goat’s head, Hispid starburr, Starbur; syn. Acanthospermum humile Eggers) 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.
Description 5
Erect annual much-branched subshrub, up to 60 cm. Stems covered in coarse white hairs. Leaves opposite, oblong-lanceolate, sessile; margin variously entire or toothed. Inflorescences axillary or terminal with minute creamy-yellow flowers. Fruits spiny with 2 long spines at the apex, arranged in star-shaped groups of 7 or 8.
Diagnostic 6
"Habit: A small hispid herb, upto 75cm."
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- (c) Ton Rulkens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/47108884@N07/8644478683/
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- (c) Marco Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Marco Schmidt
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthospermum_hispidum
- (c) Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/30290396
- (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26331364
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
