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Identifying and Controlling Sandspurs in North Texas

North TX, 3 acres, weed with clusters of tiny stickers (bull horn shape), painful, spreading. The expert says likely sandspurs (Cenchrus spp). Accurate ID needed. Take sample to County Extension. Provided UF/IFAS sandspur link.

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