Acanthospermum australe
Paraguay Starbur, Paraguay Bur
Other regional names: Paraguayan Starbur +4 more
- Paraguayan Starbur
- Paraguayan Starburr
- Sheepbur
- Southern Starbur
- Spiny Bur
Also known as: Acanthospermum brasilium Schrank +11 more
- Acanthospermum brasilium Schrank
- Acanthospermum brasilum Schrank, 1820
- 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., 1829
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Acanthospermum australe (commonly known as Paraguay starbur or Paraguay-bur) is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. Indigenous to South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Angola, Arkansas, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Hawaii, India, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Malaya, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Mozambique, New South Wales, New York, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Queensland, South Carolina, Swaziland, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe