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Rough Cocklebur

Xanthium strumarium

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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43.0904, -79.0861

Field Notes

Description:

about 4' tall, the spiky seedpods are actually soft to the touch.

Habitat:

temperate forest, sandy area

Notes:

I spotted this at Allen's Halfway Sandpit.

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Xanthium strumarium

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Flowers of North America

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PublishedSeptember 5, 2011

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