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Species profile—Xanthium

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Asteraceae (sunflower) → Xanthium

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Asteraceae (sunflower)
Scientific name
Xanthium
WildNet taxon ID
21747
Alternate name(s)
burrs
sheep's burr
sheepbur
rough cockleburr
rough cocklebur
Noogoora burr
larger cockleburr
large cocklebur
Italian cockleburr
Italian cocklebur
European cockleburr
European cocklebur
cockleburr
cocklebur
clotburr
clotbur
Californian burr
burweed
burrweed
burr thistles
beach cockleburr
Bathurst burr
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=21747.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022