Wildflowers of Ainsworth: Common Cocklebur

I noticed this plant growing in my privet hedge. I was waiting for it to blossom so I could identify it. Eventually I concluded that it had blossomed all it was going to, so I just went with "Parts indistinguishable" to describe the flower, and that did the trick.

This picture captures what I think is the blossom — that whitish blob. I think there are tiny individual blossoms on it.

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Here's the whole plant.


Also known as Common Clotbur.

Nothing remarkable about it. Just another spiny seed to get entangled in your sweater or your dog's fur.