Biology:Acanthospermum glabratum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Acanthospermum glabratum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Acanthospermum
Species:
A. glabratum
Binomial name
Acanthospermum glabratum
(DC.) Wild

Acanthospermum glabratum, known as creeping starbur,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to southeastern Brazil .[2]

The species is an annual forb with short, glandular leaves that are toothed. Flowers are pale yellow, and fruit is an achene. The species grows in disturbed habitat. Although native to South America, it has become introduced in southern Africa and the United States.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15567314 entry