Question: I found this plant on the upper beach by the mouth of the Merrimack River on Plum Island. It has …
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I found this plant on the upper beach by the mouth of the Merrimack River on Plum Island. It has the look of a nightshade, indeed very like a plant which was a nightshade on the beach near St. Augustine, FL.
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Dear chaffeemonell, I can't be 100% certain, but it looks like a seedling of Xanthium (cocklebur), a member of the Asteraceae. If you look in the upper right portion of the image, you can see one of the capitula (burrs) of this species. Best wishes.
