Bristly Starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

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Botanical name
Acanthospermum hispidum
Also known as
Bristly Starbur, Bristly Starburr, Goat's-Head, Hispid Greenstripe, Hispid Starburr, Starbur
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Acanthospermum
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Bristly Starbur

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Acanthospermum hispidum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Acanthospermum humile var. hispidum

Others in Acanthospermum

Acanthospermum consobrinum
Acanthospermum humile
Acanthospermum australe
Paraguay-Bur
Acanthospermum microcarpum
Acanthospermum glabratum

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