Another term for bur-marigold.For instance, dock and beggarticks often indicate wet soil, while thistles and mullein indicate a dry soil....
Hairy beggarticks can be found in thin turf and disturbed areas.
In our meadows and some of our wilder gardens, beggarticks have run rampant with all the rain we've had here in north Florida and the butterflies are loving it.
Origin
Mid 19th century (also as beggar's ticks): apparently from the resemblance of the seed pods to ticks.