Bristly Starbur
Common Name:
Bristly starbur
Scientific Name:
Acanthospermum hispidum
Family:
Asteraceae
Lifecycle:
Annual
Features
Dichotomous (Y-shaped) branching summer annual with upright growth habit. Stem densely
pubescent. Leaves simple, alternate, pubescent, with spaced teeth. Fruit a cluster of spiked
fruit. Seed with two “horns.”
Description
Often referred to as “goat-head” because of two horns on seed. Plant pubescent throughout.
Primarily distributed on coastal plain soils in the southeastern U.S.