Spiny Cocklebur

(Xanthium spinosum)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flowers	Fruit

Growing habits: Erect annual herb

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from taproot

Leaf anatomy: Alternate, lance-shaped, irregularly toothed or lobed, downy

Reproduction: Inflorescences borne in separate male and female heads, both inconspicuous, male heads in axils of upper leaves while female heads in lower leaves; achene fruits covered in spines and hooks

^{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}