Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)


Xanthium spinosum


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Xanthium spinosum

A branched annual with smooth green or yellowish stems which are armed with 3-pronged spines. The blue-green leaves are densely white woolly below. The fruits are burs, ~ 10mm long, with reddish hooked spines.

Photo by S. Neser (1985-05-20) courtesy Ecoport
(source URL: http://www.ecoport.org)


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This page was created on 4/25/2008 and was last updated on 4/29/2005.