Xanthium spinosum

Bathurst Burr at Monash, ACT

Xanthium spinosum at Monash, ACT - 6 Feb 2016
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Identification history

Xanthium spinosum 7 Feb 2016 BettyDonWood
Xanthium spinosum 7 Feb 2016 Mike
Unidentified 7 Feb 2016 ArcherCallaway

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Mike wrote:
   8 Feb 2016
This is a noxious weed that can be controlled by removing it promptly. I have been told the burrs hold two seeds, one for next year and one for the year after.

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  • Xanthium spinosum Scientific name
  • Bathurst Burr Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Major weed or pest
  • Up to 995m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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