Kingdom Plantae Higher classification Acanthospermum | Scientific name Acanthospermum hispidum Rank Species | |
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Similar Acanthospermum, Acanthospermum australe, Daisy family, Bidens alba, Amaranthus viridis | ||
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, North America, etc.
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