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Xanthium spinosum L.
spiny cocklebur
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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Distribution of Xanthium spinosum
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Introduction

First collected on ballast from Nanaimo (Eastham 1947), but no longer persisting. - IFBC.

Note Author Frank Lomer, Honourary Research Associate, University of British Columbia Herbarium

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
	Unlisted	Unknown (Non-established)	Not Listed

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Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Asteraceae
Flora North America treatment for Xanthium spinosum
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

UBC Herbarium Scanned Collection Record
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UT Austin's Native Plant Database
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General References

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Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-11-24 9:56:38 PM ]

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