2462

Forb
Annual

Non-native, original distribution unknown

Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Rare in GA-NC-SC

Look for it in fields, disturbed ground, per Weakley's Flora

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf axil with a yellow 3-forked spine 1-3cm long

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish-brown
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black
Achene

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Xanthium spinosum   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Xanthium spinosum   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 179-03-001:
Xanthium spinosum   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Acanthoxanthium spinosum