Xanthium (Cockleburs)

CHP: Traffic Collision, Unknown Injuries at Boss Rd and Mckinleyville Ave 12:08 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/oct/08/#incident-1214306">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; FOURTEENTH ST 11:25 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/oct/08/#incident-1214304">DRUG OVERDOSE &#8212; 1100 block of FIFTH ST 11:23 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/oct/08/#incident-1214305">911 FROM A CELL PHONE &#8212; 400 block of FOURTEENTH ST 10:55 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/oct/08/#incident-1214308">EUREKA MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION &#8212; M ST 10:55 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/oct/08/#incident-1214309">BURGLARY ALARM AUDIBLE COMMERCIAL &#8212; 1600 block of SUNSET DR 10:49 p.m.
NEW FIRE START: ALDERPOINT RD BLOCKSBURG Fire 10:47 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)