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Found in MN Prairie #358231

Asked August 30, 2016, 10:29 PM EDT

Don't know if my first posting of this question/picture worked?  Trying to figure out what kind of plant this is.  Found it in a prairie setting in Shafer, MN. Any help would be awesome!  

Hennepin County Minnesota

Expert Response

The spiny seed-heads are commonly called cockleburs. Common Cocklebur has the scientific name Xanthium strumarium. Here is a page about the plant from the UC IPM Weed Gallery page: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/WEEDS/common_cocklebur.html
Jacki D., Master Gardener Diagnostician Volunteer (Washington, Multnomah and Clackamas Counties) Oregon State University Extension Service Volunteer Metro Master Gardeners (http://metromastergardeners.org/) Replied August 31, 2016, 7:44 PM EDT

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