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Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray
Canada cocklebur

       
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Line Drawing of Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray
Xanthium commune

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 346. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray

  XAAC Xanthium acerosum Greene
  XACA2 Xanthium californicum Greene
  XACAR Xanthium californicum Greene var. rotundifolium Widder
  XACA3 Xanthium campestre Greene
  XACA4 Xanthium canadense Mill.
  XACA6 Xanthium cavanillesii Schouw
  XACE2 Xanthium cenchroides Millsp. & Sherff
  XACO Xanthium commune Britton
  XAEC Xanthium echinatum Murray
  XAGL2 Xanthium glanduliferum Greene
  XAIT Xanthium italicum Moretti
  XAMA Xanthium macounii Britton
  XAOL Xanthium oligacanthum Piper
  XAOV Xanthium oviforme Wallr.
  XAPE2 Xanthium pensylvanicum Wallr.
  XASA3 Xanthium saccharatum Wallr.
  XASP3 Xanthium speciosum Kearney
  XASTI Xanthium strumarium L. ssp. italicum (Moretti) D. Löve
  XASTO Xanthium strumarium L. var. oviforme (Wallr.) M. Peck
  XASTP Xanthium strumarium L. var. pensylvanicum (Wallr.) M. Peck
  XAVA Xanthium varians Greene
 

Distribution:
Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 3 species in Xanthium, 3 varieties in Xanthium strumarium L.
 

Classification:
Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Xanthium L. – cocklebur
Species Xanthium strumarium L. – rough cocklebur
Variety Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray – Canada cocklebur
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
Xanthium
cocklebur              Noxious weed
Iowa:
Xanthium commune
cocklebur              Secondary noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray

Xanthium
cocklebur
Xanthium commune
cocklebur
Xanthium strumarium
cocklebur
common cocklebur
rough cocklebur

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray

Xanthium strumarium:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC+ FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC- NI FAC FAC FAC+ NO UPL FACU
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530872.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

Related Web Sites:
Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A. Gray

Manitoba Agriculture - Weeds in Crop Production: abstract & images

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

Virginia: abstract & image

 
 
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