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Xanthium echinatum J. Murray. Section: Xanthium. Common name: Cocklebur. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Dunes, beaches. Distribution: VA northwards along the coast.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = F, Fernald (1946); < Xanthium orientale L. — Tomasello (2018); < Xanthium strumarium L. — FNA21, GW2, K4, Pa, Va; < Xanthium strumarium L. ssp. cavanillesii (Schouw) D.Löve & Dans. var. cavanillesii — Löve & Dansereau (1959); < Xanthium strumarium L. var. canadense (Mill.) Torr. & A.Gray — C, G, NE, NY, Oh3, SE1. Basionym: Xanthium echinatum Murray 1784

Links to other floras: < Xanthium strumarium - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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