Xanthium spinosum

1 Bathurst Burr at Paddys River, ACT

Xanthium spinosum at Paddys River, ACT - 22 Jan 2017 08:26 PM
Request use of media

Identification history

Xanthium spinosum 10 Jul 2017 MichaelBedingfield

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa. Plant removed, though more have sprung up recently after roadworks.

Be the first to comment


Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • 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

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
1,908,504 sightings of 21,446 species from 13,265 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.