Xanthium spinosum

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 987. 1753.

Common names: Spiny cocklebur clotbur lampourde épineuse
Synonyms: Xanthium ambrosioides Hooker & Arnott Xanthium spinosum var. inerme Bel
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 19. Mentioned on page 20.

Plants 10–60(–120+) cm; nodal spines usually in pairs, simple or 2–3-partite, 15–30+ mm. Leaves: petioles 1–15(–25+) mm; blades ± ovate to lanceolate or lance-linear, 4–8(–12+) × 1–3(–5+) cm, often pinnately 3(–7+)-lobed, abaxial faces gray to white, densely strigose. Burs 10–12(–15+) mm. 2n = 36.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Damp or seasonally wet, alkaline soils, waste places, margins of agriculture
Elevation: 10–1000 m

Distribution

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N.B., Ont., Que., Sask., Ala., Ariz., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Va., Wash., W.Va., Mexico, Central America, South America, widely established in Old World.

Discussion

Some authors have contended that Xanthium spinosum originated in South America and is introduced and/or naturalized everywhere else that it is found.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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John L. Strother +
Linnaeus +
Spiny cocklebur +, clotbur +  and lampourde épineuse +
N.B. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ala. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Mexico +, Central America +, South America +  and widely established in Old World. +
10–1000 m +
Damp or seasonally wet, alkaline soils, waste places, margins of agriculture +
Flowering Jul–Oct. +
Xanthium ambrosioides +  and Xanthium spinosum var. inerme +
Xanthium spinosum +
Xanthium +
species +