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Species profile—Xanthium occidentale

Classification

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

Photo of Xanthium occidentale () - Handley, M.,NPRSR,2000
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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Asteraceae (sunflower)
Scientific name
Xanthium occidentale Bertol.
WildNet taxon ID
22235
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
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

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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=22235.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024