ON THIS PLANT
Xanthium ambrosioides, the Argentine cocklebur, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Argentina, and introduced to Great Britain, France, Italy, and New South Wales. Some authorities consider it a synonym of Xanthium spinosum. It is a "Declared Pest, Prohibited" in Western Australia.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Xanthium
- Family
- Asteraceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Cocklebur en Bathurst burr en Spiny cocklebur en Spiny cockleburr en Spiny colklebur en Argentine Cocklebur en Prickly burweed en Argentina cocklebur en Clotbur en Spiny xanthium
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