I found this out by the dog run this morning. We've had lots of wind, so it probably blew there. This is a devil's claw. It has little sharp barbs at the end of the long arms. The fruit from this plant can be eaten. It is kind of like okra. Indigeneous peoples use its fiber for basket making. It is a long process to prepare, but makes a fortress of a basket. (Tohono O'odham basket - the black is the devils claw) More on devil's claw at: https://nativeseeds.org/pages/tohono-oodham-domesticated-devils-claw

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