Xanthium Linnaeus 1753 (cocklebur)

Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200

Parent taxon: Asteraceae according to M. S. Chauhan 1991

See also Knowlton 1919 and Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Achyranthemum, Adenophyllum, Amboroa, Amphoricarpos, Anaphalis, Anthemis, Artemisia, Asteracarpus, Blumea, Capelio, Cassinia, Centaurea, Centratherum, Chardinia, Chrysactinium, Cichorioideae, Cirsium, Cnicus, Compositoipollenites, Crepis, Deinandra, Dicoma, Dittrichia, Echitricolporites, Emilia, Fenestrites, Fulcaldea, Galeomma, Glebianthemum, Heterolepis, Hieracites, Hofmeisteria, Inula, Jaumea, Leucactinia, Lomatozona, Lophiocirsium, Lowryanthus, Macvaughiella, Nahuatlea, Oblivia, Pseudoglossanthis, Raiguenrayun, Richterago, Roebuckiella, Senecio, Smallanthus, Sonchus, Strotheria, Taraxacum, Tenrhynea, Triptilion, Tubulifloridites, Vernonia, Aster, Calycites, Carduus, Eclipta, Hyoserites, Bidentites, Carduoideae

Subtaxa: Xanthium spinosum Xanthium strumarium

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Type: Xanthium strumarium

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Quaternary of India (6 collections), United States (1: Florida)

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Indiana)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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