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Family: Martyniaceae Scientific name: Proboscidea louisianica Description: Plant Form Ground-dwelling herb Size 50-80 cm wide Stem Leaves Roughly ciruclar, 10-16 cm wide and 14-25 cm wide, edges smooth but wavy when viewed from side, leaf-stem equal length to leaf Flowers Clusters which are 6-20 cm long, cream to pale reddish purple flowers 2-5 cm long with two upper and three lower lobes Fruit and Seeds Capsule 8-10 cm long and 1-2 cm wide, which 10-25 cm long horns Habitat Garden escape, invades pastures Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Agricultural Lifeform: Herbaceous
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