Xanthium (Cockleburs)

OUTAGE: Power Outage in Pine Hill; 167 Customers Affected 7:52 p.m.
CHP: Traffic Hazard at Highway 299 E and Essex Ln Offramp 7:30 p.m.
CHP: Traffic Hazard at 11000 Highway 101 7:28 p.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2026/feb/21/#incident-1139951">ANIMAL DETAIL &#8212; KENMAR RD/MILLCREEK WAY 6:58 p.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2026/feb/21/#incident-1139953">POWER LINE DOWN &#8212; SCHOOL ST/THELMA ST 6:56 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/21/#incident-1139943">SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE &#8212; 1800 block of K ST 6:53 p.m.
OUTAGE: Power Outage in Rohnerville; 824 Customers Affected 6:52 p.m.

Xanthium strumarium. Photo: (c) Shiwalee Samant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)