Xanthium orientale Calflora

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Taxon Report

Xanthium orientale L.

Common cocklebur

2023 Mary Merriman

2023 R.A. Chasey

2023 Suzanne L. Weakley

2023 Cynthia Powell

2022 Ron Vanderhoff

2023 Suzanne L. Weakley

Xanthium orientale is an annual herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~75 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Xanthium
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Xanthium strumarium var. canadense
JEF	Xanthium strumarium var. glabratum
PLANTS	Xanthium strumarium var. glabratum

Information about Xanthium orientale from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/22/2024).