| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Plant Height: | 8 to 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 to 24 inches |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: Spike-like racemes bearing 12 to 24 spiny burs. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
