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Acanthospermum humile

Acanthospermum humile (Sw.) DC.  
Family: Asteraceae
Low Starburr
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John L. Strother in Flora of North America (vol. 21)
Plants 10-20(-30+) cm. Stems decumbent to erect. Leaf blades oval to lyrate, 10-30(-45) mm, faces ± pilosulous to sparsely sericeous, gland-dotted. Fruits strongly compressed, ± cuneate, 2-3(-4) mm, usually 3-ribbed, terminal spines 2, divergent, 2-3(-4) mm, often 1 ± uncinate, prickles ± uncinate, mostly along 2 ribs and around apices.

Flowering all year. Disturbed, often sandy sites; 0-10+ m; introduced; Ala., Fla., S.C.; West Indies; also introduced in Central America, South America.
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