Xanthium (Cockleburs)

CHP: Traffic Collision, Ambulance En Route at 18300 - 25299 Highway 3 12:48 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/nov/01/#incident-1221219">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; SIXTH ST 12:37 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/nov/01/#incident-1221218">WELFARE CHECK &#8212; 1700 block of J ST 12:07 p.m.
CHP: Traffic Hazard at 10100 Highway 101 N Men R101.00 12:02 p.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/nov/01/#incident-1221214">Patrol Check &#8212; 1400 block of RIDGEWOOD DR 11:49 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/nov/01/#incident-1221213">Patrol Check &#8212; 8600 block of ELK RIVER RD 11:48 a.m.
CHP: Traffic Hazard at 24500 - 24599 Highway 101 11:48 a.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)