Many thanks, Deb, for your help! Looked up some pictures and you're right that's exactly what I have. Seems I'm pretty allergic to it too! But at...
The spikey pods are roughly 1 inch in diameter. I think they turn into the flower bundles but I'm not sure. Haven't seen any gourd-type...
And I do mean creepy! It pushed my window up by an inch in 2 days!! I've been all over the internet trying to find this thing to no avail. This...