زردینه

Also known as cocklebur, cockleburs

Xanthium (cocklebur) is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae, native to the Americas and eastern Asia and some parts of south Asia.

OverviewAI-generated

Xanthium is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as cocklebur. It belongs to the order Asterales and the class Magnoliopsida within the phylum Tracheophyta. The genus name derives from the Greek word xanthos, meaning yellow or fair-haired. Its parent taxon is Heliantheae, and it produces fruit in the form of an achene.

The genus has been introduced to various regions, including Austria, Belgium, Brazil North, and the Azores. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Mexico and the United States, with data held by institutions such as INECOL and UNM. The taxon is currently accepted, and its common names include Stekelnoot, 苍耳属, and Pıtraq.

Synthesized by Vinony from 45 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

rough cocklebur

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas

Observations42,686

Observations recorded164,643

General: Xanthium (from Gr. ξανθος (xanthos), yellow or fair-haired

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