Wildflowers: Not Datura, not cucumber - what is it? - Cocklebur!

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  1. Andrey Zharkikh

    Andrey Zharkikh Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Many prickly fruits were recently on display: Datura, cucumber. But this, probably, neither of them. I do not see a large calyx at the base of the fruit. And inside (was hard to cut it with a knife) it contains just two black seeds. What it could be?
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    David in L A Active Member 10 Years

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    Re: Not Datura, not cucumber - what is it?

    Cocklebur - Xanthium strumarium
     
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    Andrey Zharkikh Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Wow! Thanks, David! How in the world they could assign this beast to Asteraceae? Aster, indeed!
     
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    tipularia Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Sometimes sold for porcupine eggs!
     
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