[Specimen details]

Xanthium strumarium
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Xanthium strumarium L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Nov 2009
Determination History
Xanthium strumarium L. glabratum DC. ex Collad. Cronq. - Determined By: G. Wilder,
Locality USA. Florida , Calhoun Co. : Blountstow; 0.2 mi. N of Abe Springs Road on Myers Dairy Road. 30° 23' 32" N 85° 7' 47" W
Description Erect herb to 1.3 m; leaves scabrous; harbors ant colonies in burr axils.
Habitat Scrubby disturbed roadside.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector T. MacClendon 979
with K. MacClendon, G. Wilder
Collection Date 09 Oct 2009
Accession Number 251761
Image 251761.jpg
Plant Atlas Link Plant Atlas Citation