| Description | This plant considered a noxious weed. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Weeds |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | found growing on roadsides, old pastures, dry waste areas, railroads, etc |
| Flowers | small yellow axillary, may produce over 3,000 seeds per season. |
| Fruit | seed pods with 5 burs, each with 2-4 sharp stout prickles |
| Leaves | pinnate compound, 10-16 leaflets, opposite and pubescent |
| Stems | branches radiate from the center stalk, forms a dense prostrate mat |
| Dimensions | Can reach over a foot in diameter. |
| Maintenance | Control is best accomplished by removing the plant by chemical or physical means before it sets seed. May take a few seasons to eliminate the seed bank. |
| Propagation | propagates by seeds |
| Native Site | Mediterranean region |
| Notes & Reference | #19-Common Weeds ( USDA Agricultural Research Service), #69-Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada ( Gleason, Cronquist) |
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