Description
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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.
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Distribution
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Native of Brazil; introduced weed in parts of Africa and S.Asia.
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Elevation Range
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500-1100 m
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Derivation of specific name
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hispidum: hispid, bristly
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acanthospermum hispidum DC. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=160280
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Description
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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.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acanthospermum hispidum DC. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=160280
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Frequency
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Common
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Worldwide distribution
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Native to South America, now a pan-tropical weed.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acanthospermum hispidum DC. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=160280
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Acanthospermum hispidum
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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.[1][2][3] 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[4][5][6][7] It is naturalized in Australia and is a declared weed in Western Australia.[8]
References
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^ Berendsohn, W.G.; Araniva de González, A.E. (1989). "Listado básico de la Flora Salvadorensis: Dicotyledonae, Sympetalae (pro parte): Labiatae, Bignoniaceae, Acanthaceae, Pedaliaceae, Martyniaceae, Gesneriaceae, Compositae". Cuscatlania. 1 (3): 290:1–290:13.
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^ Cabrera, A.L. (1978). "Compositae". In Cabrera, A.L. (ed.). Flora de la provincia de Jujuy. Vol. 10. Buenos Aires: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. pp. 1–726.
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^ Serrano, M.; Terán, J. (1998). Identific. Esp. Veg. Chuquisaca. Sucre: PLAFOR, Intercooperación, Fundación Ceibo. pp. 1–129.
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^ "Acanthospermum hispidum de Candolle". Flora of North America. Vol. 21. p. 37.
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^ "刺苞果 ci bao guo Acanthospermum hispidum". Flora of China. Vol. 20–21. p. 865.
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^ Wild, H (1967). "The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area, 1". Kirkia. 6 (1): 1–62.
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^ Humbert, H. (1941). "Contributions a l'etude de la flore de Madagascar et des Comores (fascicule 2)". Notul. Syst. Paris. 9: 95–111.
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^ "Australian Weed Profile: Acanthospermum hispidum". profiles.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
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Acanthospermum hispidum: Brief Summary
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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 naturalized in Australia and is a declared weed in Western Australia.
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