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Xanthium strumarium
(Asteraceae)

 
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Species description or overview

Xanthium strumarium as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Xanthium strumarium as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Xanthium strumarium information from PIER
Information on Xanthium strumarium as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Xanthium strumarium
Nomenclatural information about Xanthium strumarium is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Xanthium strumarium as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Xanthium strumarium as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Xanthium strumarium (Asteraceae): species information from GCW
Information on Xanthium strumarium as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Control methods

Xanthium strumarium as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Xanthium strumarium as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Images

Xanthium strumarium information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Xanthium strumarium in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Xanthium strumarium images from PIER
Images of Xanthium strumarium provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Voucher specimens

Images of voucher specimens for Xanthium strumarium from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA)
Images of voucher specimens of Xanthium strumarium from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA) are available online.

Distribution

Xanthium strumarium information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Xanthium strumarium in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Xanthium strumarium as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Xanthium strumarium as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Where to see this species

Kahoolawe (Kanaloa): natural areas of Hawaii  new posting 
Forest and Kim Starr provide information about the island of Kahoolawe as a natural area in Hawaii. Links to additional resources are provided, as well as links to images of plant species found on Kahoolawe.

Books

Weeds of the West
Whitson, Tom D., Larry C. Burrill, Steven A. Dewey, David W. Cudney, B.E. Nelson, Richard D. Lee, and Robert Parker. Whitson, Tom D. (ed.) . 2001. Weeds of the West. 9th ed. Laramie: University of Wyoming. ISBN: 0-941570-13-4.

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2.

Hawaii's butterflies & moths: an identification guide to easily observed species
Jamieson, Dean and Jim Denny. 2001. Hawaii's butterflies & moths: an identification guide to easily observed species. A Hawaii Biological Survey Handbook. Mutual Publishing.

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2.

Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Loope L. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii. An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.

Bibliography

References for Xanthium strumarium
Bibliographic references for Xanthium strumarium are provided by HEAR.

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