Xanthium ambrosioides | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Xanthium |
Species: | X. ambrosioides
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Binomial name | |
Xanthium ambrosioides |
Xanthium ambrosioides, the Argentine cocklebur, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Argentina, and introduced to Great Britain, France, Italy, and New South Wales. [1] Some authorities consider it a synonym of Xanthium spinosum. [2] It is a "Declared Pest, Prohibited" in Western Australia. [3]