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Questions and Answers: 2017

Question: Growing along small stream Williston VT 9/19/17

  • Question

    Growing along small stream Williston VT 9/19/17

    Answer

    Dear joshl, your plant is Xanthium strumarium (cocklebur), a member of the aster family. The distinctive burrs that enclose the flowers/fruits are a good method of identification (note that the burrs do not resemble Arctium [burdock]). Best wishes.