コセンダングサ cobbler's pegs

　棘のある種が服にひっつくので、通称ひっつき虫と呼ばれるコセンダングサです。外来生物法で要注意外来生物に指定された厄介者です。花も蕾もあるので、まだまだひっつき虫が増える様相です。

　Cobbler's pegs are called sticky bugs in Japan because their thorny seeds stick to clothing. It is a nuisance designated as an alien species requiring attention under the Alien Species Act. There are still flowers and buds, so it looks like there will be more sticky bugs increasing. The presence of flowers and buds suggests an increase in sticky bugs.