| Latin Name | Observation Date | Location |
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| Xanthium strumarium | May 02, 2026 | Purulia, Natore, Bangladesh |
Today, after the rain, I went for a walk around my house. Suddenly, I saw this wild tree on the road. In our village, it is called 'Ghagra' or 'Agra' tree, but many people also know it as Chorkata.
Seeing the tree reminded me of my childhood. Its fruits have many small thorns. When I was a child, I used to stick these fruits in my friends' hair and shirts and pants. Once they got stuck in my clothes or hair, it was quite difficult to remove them, they stuck like glue.
In fact, it is a common weed. No one takes care of it, it grows on the side of the road or in wasteland. When this tree is young, you can get a kind of sour flavor when you cut it. Today, when I was taking a close-up picture of it with a macro lens, I saw that its thorns look quite strange and beautiful.
What is this tree called in your area? Tell me in the comments.
(All posts are written in Bengali and translated into English using Google Translate.)
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| Camera Used | Samsung SM-C973F |
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| F-Stop | F2.4 |
| ISO speed | ISO |
| Focal length | 26mm |
| Flash | No |
| Photography | Rough Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) |
| Photographer |  @mshbd |
| Location | Purulia,Natore,Bangladesh |
| Link to original community |
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| https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/357438593 |
| Latitude | Longitude | Map Link |
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| 24.3366 | 89.1120 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?#map=12/24.3366/89.1120 |