Taxon: Xanthium spp.*

• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:

AL°, AR*°, FL°, GA°, HI°, KS°, LA°, MS°, NC°, OK*°, SC°, TN°, TX°.

ªAquatic.

*Terrestrial.

°In seed.

Link to noxious weed information from

Common names:

• cocklebur   (Source: State Noxweed Seed ) – English
  

Economic importance:

• Weed   (fide State Noxweed Seed)
  

References:

• Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. 1999. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Xanthium spp..

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Xanthium spp..

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Xanthium spp..

Check other web resources for Xanthium spp.:

• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Fruit: Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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