Acanthospermum hispidum DC. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Acanthospermum hispidum DC. (Acanthospermum hispidum DC.)
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Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Acanthospermum hispidum is an annual Asteraceae native to Central and South America, a weed and used medicinally.

Family
Genus
Acanthospermum
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Scientific name: Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Introduction: Acanthospermum hispidum, commonly known as bristly starbur, goat's head, hispid starburr, or starbur, is an annual plant species belonging to the family Asteraceae. It is native to Central and South America. It has been naturalized in many scattered locations across Eurasia, Africa, North America, and Australia. This species is recorded as a weed in cotton cultivation in Brazil, and is also used as a medicinal plant. It is classified as a declared weed in Western Australia.

Photo: (c) Troos van der Merwe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Troos van der Merwe · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Acanthospermum

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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