| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Three specimens are known: Eastern North Carolina in 1885, Henderson County in 1941, and Hyde County in 1952.
Native of South America (?); in N.A. scattered essentially throughout. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. | |
| Habitat | Waste ground, farmyard near Lake Mattamuskeet (Hyde Co.). | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting July-November. | |
| Identification | This cocklebur has narrow leaves with 2 basal lobes and a sharp tip, strongly whitened beneath. Sharp straw-colored spines grow in 3's at the stem nodes. The burs grow also at the nodes, usually singly. The leaves are very dark green with noticeably white midribs; that and the long spines quickly impart a distinctive look, very unlike our native species (which, to be honest, appear as non-natives in weedy habitats!). | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | FACU link |
| USACE-emp | FACU link |
