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Puncturevine

Life cycle: Local noxious. Pernicious annual.

Leaves: Small, oblong, hairy, divided into compound leaves.

Stems: Hairy, prostrate, forms dense mat.

Flowers: Small, yellow, five-petalled. Produced in leaf axils.

Roots: Simple taproot.

Weed Species: local noxious weed

Comments: Seeds form in sharp, thick-spined burs that puncture tires and shoes. Also called “Texas sandbur” or goathead.

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http://plantsci.sdstate.edu//weeds/weed_description.cfm?weed=Puncturevine