Macleay Grass Man

Sandbur is an annual grass with a spreading rather than upright growth habit. It often grows in areas that are seasonally flooded. The barbed spines on the burs can inflict a painful wound and are easily picked up and transported by clothing, hair, animal fur, and tires. The spikelets are hidden within the armed burs.

*Description courtesy of Western New Mexico University's Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness.

Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org

Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis

D. Walters and C. Southwick

Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis