| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 2-3 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 4-8 inches |
| Leaves: | Other: Leaves are deeply and finely divided, covered in hairs. |
| Fruit: | Other: Fruit is a burr with short, sharp curved spines found in the center of each rosette. A single, flattened seed is contained in each fruit. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Burrs stick to shoes, clothes and other objects and transported to other locations where the seeds drop and germinate. |
