Asteraceae Week (Part I - Radiate heads) aster, daisy, or sunflower family *Acanthospermum hispidum* DC. *a-kanth-oh-SPER-mum* -- Greek: *ákantha* (thorn), *sperma* (seed) ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DAcanthospermum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeUD4kUQM49TNBGk901TczGOk3mQw> *HISS-pih-dum* -- with bristly hairs ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dhispidum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfDPr6r2t5cbfbbtdXgE1gu2cp7kA>
*commonly known as*: bristly starbur, goathead, hispid starburr, Texas cockspur • *Kannada*: ಕಡಲೆ ಮುಳ್ಳು kadle mullu • *Marathi*: लांडगा landga • * Oriya*: kantagokhru • *Telugu*: గుంటగలగర gunta-galagara, పల్లేరు palleru *Native to*: northern South America; naturalized elsewhere in tropics *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FBristly%2520Starbur.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcTozY4gFltRvnHS0gZ8iqVvn0gxw>• PIER<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hear.org%2Fpier%2Fspecies%2Facanthospermum_hispidum.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfe1fQVSdNP-XZWWVA_P7aF_ynXHA>• *Further Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar at Jawahar on 20 DEC 09 [image: Landga (Marathi: लांडगा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4202338377%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzehpbULwbXOHaY6hpX-wqIwYtxeZA> at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), Thane on 05 DEC 10 [image: Palleru (Telugu: పల్లేరు)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5240907512%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeQO2CeTFA0WWEdNuL94gLMuaJfRA> [image: Gunta-galagara (Telugu: గుంటగలగర)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5240306623%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdPceoEl3SkU841d0QY2fT6ln4hvg> at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), Thane on 15 NOV 09 [image: Acanthospermum hispidum]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4104823947%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdLcACRloKOk187QyAj3KYGeeK_-A> [image: Bristly Starbur]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4104815527%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc94VD2sXfzQIGxeIa2YfFaevj3OA> [image: Hispid Starburr]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4105587892%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdhodKaE7-ew94A8axQtkaQ0I9ytw> Regards. Dinesh -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
