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Xanthium strumarium

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Xanthium strumarium

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Also known as rough cocklebur, common cocklebur, large cocklebur, Xanthium pensylvanicum, chayote, Canada cockleburr, cockle bur, rough cockleburr

species of plant

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*Xanthium strumarium* is a species of herbaceous plant within the family Asteraceae. It belongs to the genus *Xanthium* and is classified under the order Asterales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is also known by the common names rough cocklebur, Burweed, and Gewöhnliche Spitzklette. Its taxonomic authority is cited as L., and it has the synonym *Xanthium sibiricum*.

The plant produces fruit in the form of an achene. It has been used for dye, fiber, fodder, and insecticide. The taxon range includes North America, Europe, China, and Shanghai. Occurrence records are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, FA-UAS, UAZ, FZ-UACH, and DCBS-DICTUS-USON, with records from Canada and Mexico.

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Species

Burweed

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andaman Is., Assam, Baleares, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse
Observations recorded58,541

Xanthium strumarium Xanthium strumarium - Muséum de Toulouse Xanthium strumarium L., la lampourde glouteron ou lampourde commune, est une plante herbacée annuelle de la famille des Astéracées. Cette espèce se retrouve en Europe, Asie occidentale, Sibérie, Inde, Afrique septentrionale, Amérique[1]. Sommaire 1 Description 1.1 Appareil végétatif 1.2 Appareil reproducteur 1.3 Caractéristiques 1.4 Confusion possible 2 Biologie et écologie 3 Habitat et distribution 4 Espèce envahissante 4.1 Mesures d'éradication 5 Adventice des cultures 5.1 Usages 6 Notes et références 7 Liens externes Description Appareil végétatif Tige Feuille Le Lampourde glouteron est une plante annuelle de haute taille, à tige dressée et ramifiée et à grandes feuilles triangulaires. La tige, pubescente, rugueuse et marquée de taches violacées, mesure jusqu'à 1,5 m de hauteur. Les feuilles, également pubescentes et rudes, sont alternes sur la tige et ont un pourtour denté ou lobé. Appareil reproducteur Fleurs Fruits Les fleurs sont petites, vertes et peu évidentes. Le fruit est une capsule ovale, brune et ligneuse, qui est recouverte d'épines et terminée par deux becs forts et recourbés . Chaque capsule renferme norm

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
8,813
With media
6,141
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, FA-UAS, UAZ, FZ-UACH, DCBS-DICTUS-USON, ENCB-IPN
Recorded in
Canada, Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
herbaceous plant
Parent taxon
Xanthium
Image
Xanthium strumarium-1.JPG
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species
taxon name
Xanthium strumarium
Commons category
Xanthium strumarium
Commons gallery
Xanthium strumarium
taxon common name
kikania
has fruit type
achene
taxon synonym
Xanthium sibiricum
short name
X. strumarium
taxon range
Guangdong
taxon author citation
L.
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Encyclopedic overview

Xanthium strumarium (rough cocklebur, Noogoora burr, clotbur, common cocklebur, large cocklebur, woolgarie bur, Siberian cocklebur) is a species of annual plants in the flowering plant family Asteraceae. Some sources claim it originates in southern Europe and Asia, but has been extensively naturalized elsewhere. Others, such as the Flora of China and Flora of North America, state it originates in the Americas but was an early introduction to Eurasia.

Reproductive biology

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