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Rough cocklebur

Xanthium strumarium

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Notes:

Growing wild in our hedgerow.

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Xanthium strumarium

Species ID Suggestions

Rough Cocklebur

Xanthium strumarium

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Dan Doucette
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Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

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AnthonyGreen
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Comments (3)
KarenL
Thanks Anthony - I'm pretty sure my spotting is x. strumarium as it lacks the spines of x. spinosum. Whichever it is, tomorrow it's gone!
KarenL
Thanks for the ID Dan! Sounds like I need to weed this one out.
Dan Doucette
Unfortunately animals have been known to die after eating the plants.

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PublishedOctober 2, 2011

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