Acanthospermum hispidum

      Acanthospermum hispidum
      in Goa, India.
      Scientific classification
      Kingdom: Plantae
      (unranked): Angiosperms
      (unranked): Eudicots
      (unranked): Asterids
      Order: Asterales
      Family: Asteraceae
      Genus: Acanthospermum
      Species: A. hispidum
      Binomial name
      Acanthospermum hispidum
      D.C.

      Acanthospermum hispidum (Bristly starbur, Goat’s head, Hispid starburr, Starbur; syn. Acanthospermum humile Eggers) 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.

      Last modified on 28 February 2013, at 14:27