Species profile—Xanthium pungens

Classification

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

Sighting data

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Species details

Kingdom

Plantae (plants)

Class

Equisetopsida (land plants)

Family

Asteraceae (sunflower)

Scientific name

Xanthium pungens Wallr.

WildNet taxon ID

14966

Superseded by

Xanthium occidentale (03/04/2019)

Alternate name(s)

noogoora burr
sheep's burr
sheepbur
rough cockleburr
rough cocklebur
larger cockleburr
large cocklebur
Italian cockleburr
Italian cocklebur
European cockleburr
European cocklebur
cockleburr
cocklebur
clotburr
clotbur
burweed
burrweed
beach cockleburr
Noogoora burr complex

Conservation significant

No

Confidential

No

Endemicity

Exotic

Pest status

Nil

Other resources

• The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
• Atlas of Living Australia

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=14966.

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.