Xanthium strumarium L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Rough Cocklebur
🇫🇷 Lampourde glouteron, Herbe aux écrouelles

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Campanulids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Ambrosiinae
Genus: Xanthium
Species: Xanthium strumarium

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with X. orientale L., 1763, which has 20-30 mm long fruits, while X. strumarium has 12-18 mm long fruits.

Photographs

img/xanthium-strumarium.webp — Xanthium strumarium

img/xanthium-strumarium-4.webp — Xanthium strumarium

img/xanthium-strumarium-2.webp — Xanthium strumarium

img/xanthium-strumarium-3.webp — Xanthium strumarium - Leaf

img/xanthium-strumarium-6.webp — Xanthium strumarium - Fruits

img/xanthium-strumarium-5.webp — Xanthium strumarium - Fruits

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 523). Biotope.