Xanthium (Cockleburs)

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Xanthium spinosum. Photo: (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Xanthium (cocklebur) is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family, native to the Americas and eastern Asia.

Species: Xanthium spinosum (Spiny cocklebur)

Species: Xanthium strumarium (Rough cocklebur)

Species: Xanthium orientale (Californian bur)