Asteraceae
Paraguayan starbur
Acanthospermum australe
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Acanthospermum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 刺苞果, 南方刺苞果
- English
- Paraguayan starbur, Paraguay bur, Paraguay burr, Paraguayan starburr, Sheepbur, Spiny-bur, Spiny-burr
- Guarani
- Tapekue
- Spanish
- Tapekue
Synonyms
- Acanthospermum brasilum Schrank
- Acanthospermum hirsutum DC.
- Acanthospermum xanthioides (Kunth) DC.
- Acanthospermum xanthioides var. acutifolium DC.
- Acanthospermum xanthioides var. obtusifolium DC.
- Acanthospermum xanthioides var. xanthioides
- Centrospermum xanthioides Kunth
- Echinodium prostratum Poit.
- Melampodium australe Loefl.
- Orcya adhaerens Vell.
- Orcya adhaerescens Vell.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest Starr and Kim Starr, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marcelo Mariano, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Forest Starr and Kim Starr, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Humberto Barbosa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carturan Maurizio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carturan Maurizio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ZOSMO SIMIAO, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.