The height of cocklebur is 20-90 cm. Roots spindle-shaped, branched or unbranched. The stem is erect with no branches or few branches, the lower part is cylindrical, 4-10 mm in diameter, the upper part has longitudinal grooves, and is covered with gray-white strigose hairs. The leaves are triangular-ovate or heart-shaped, 4-9 cm long, 5-10 cm wide, nearly entire, or have 3-5 insignificant lobes, the apex is pointed or blunt, the base is slightly heart-shaped or truncate, and The joints of the petiole are in an equal wedge shape, and the edges are irregularly serrated.

The height of cocklebur is 20-90 cm. Roots spindle-shaped, branched or unbranched. The stem is erect with no branches or few branches, the lower part is cylindrical, 4-10 mm in diameter, the upper part has longitudinal grooves, and is covered with gray-white strigose hairs. The leaves are triangular-ovate or heart-shaped, 4-9 cm long, 5-10 cm wide, nearly entire, or have 3-5 insignificant lobes, the apex is pointed or blunt, the base is slightly heart-shaped or truncate, and The petiole joints are in an equal wedge shape, and the edges are irregularly serrated.