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Acanthospermum hispidum a-kanth-oh-SPER-mum -- from the Greek ákantha (thorn) and sperma (seed) HISS-pih-dum -- with bristly hairs commonly known as: bristly starbur, goathead, hispid starburr, Texas cockspur • French: herbe tricorne • Kannada: ಕಡಲೆ ಮುಳ್ಳು kadle mullu • Marathi: लांडगा landga • Oriya: kantagokhru • Spanish: carapichno, corona de la reina, cuagrilla, cuajrilla, espinho de cigano • Telugu: గుంటగలగర gunta-galagara, పల్లేరు palleru Native to: northern South America; naturalized elsewhere in tropics References:
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