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There’s a common wild bush with bunches of round, prickly seeds; when they get dry they stick to your clothing—what are these called around here?

COCKLEBURRS 269
CUCKLEBURRS 258
BURDOCK 245
BURRS 108
STICKTIGHTS 65
NR 53
STICKERS 24
SHEEP BURR 17
SANDBURR 14
BEGGAR LICE 11
BEGGAR’S LICE 11
STICK-ME-TIGHTS 8
THISTLES 8
THISTLE 7
SPANISH NEEDLES 6
NETTLES 5
HOREHOUND 4
BRIARS 3
BURR 3
CANADIAN THISTLE 3
COCKLEBURR 3
COCKLES 3
CUCKLES 3
JAGGERS 3
NH 3
SAND SPUR 3
COCKLE BERRY 2
DOCK 2
STICKER BURR 2
STICKER BUSH 2
STICKTIGHT 2
BEAR APPLE 1
BEGGAR WEEDS 1
BEGGAR’S NITS 1
BEGGAR’S TICK 1
BIRD DOCK 1
BOOTJACKS 1
BOY LICE 1
BRIAR 1
BRISTLE BURRS 1
BUBE LICE 1
BUCKEYE 1
BUFFALO BURR 1
BUFFALO THISTLE 1
BULL THISTLE 1
BULLHEAD 1
BUMBLEBEE FUZZ 1
BUMBLEBEES 1
BURDOCK BURRS 1
BURR BUSH 1
BURR CLOVER 1
BURR OAKS 1
BUZZERS 1
CACKLEBURRS 1
CACTUS 1
CANADIAN LILY 1
CASTOR OIL BEAN 1
CATNIP TOPS 1
CATNIPS 1
CHEATGRASS 1
COCKLE BERRIES 1
COCKLE BUSH 1
COCKLE SOMETHING 1
COCKSPUR 1
CRINKLE BURRS 1
CUCKLE BERRY 1
CUCKLE BUTTONS 1
DEVIL’S DARNING NEEDLE 1
DEVIL’S PINCUSHION 1
DEVIL’S PITCHFORK 1
DEVIL’S WATERMELON 1
DOCKWEEDS 1
DOG TICK 1
GOOSE STICKERS 1
GRASS BURRS 1
HAWTHORN 1
HORSE CHESTNUT 1
HUCKLE BURR 1
JIMSON 1
JIMSON WEED 1
KOKO LAU 1
LARKSPURS 1
LOCUSTS 1
MILK PODS 1
MILKWEED 1
MURDOCK 1
NESTLES 1
NIGGER LICE 1
PECKERS 1
PICKERY BURRS 1
POKY WEED 1
PORCUPINE EGGS 1
PRICKER BUSHES 1
PRICKERS 1
PRICKLE BUSHES 1
PRICKLY BURRS 1
PRICKLY TIGHTS 1
PUBER LICE 1
PUFFBALL 1
PUNCTURE WEED 1
RACACHA 1
ROSE BUSHES 1
SAND BERRIES 1
SANDBURRS 1
SCOTCH THISTLE 1
STICKER 1
STICKLE BURR 1
STICKY BUSHES 1
SWAMP CHESTNUT 1
THISTLE BURRS 1
THISTLE BUSH 1
THISTLE DOWN 1
THORN APPLE 1
THORN BUSH 1
TICK TREFOIL 1
TICKS 1
WATERMELON THISTLE 1
WHITE BURRS 1
WILD CUCUMBER 1
WILD GOOSEBERRIES 1
WILD GOOSEBERRY 1
WILD LICORICE 1
WILD TOMATO 1
YELLOWDOCK 1

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