Common cocklebur Xanthium strumarium L. Family: Asteraceae (Composite family) Life cycle: Annual Native status: Native Habitat: Crop fields, flood plains, disturbed areas General description: Erect plant reaching heights of 6 to 7 ft. Stems are rough with dark spots. Leaves are rough, triangular in shape with wavy or toothed margins and long ...

Life Cycle: Summer annual. Description: The leaves of common cocklebur are irregularly lobed and can be 2-6 inches long with stiff hairs. The fruit is a cocklebur which is prickly and can be transported on the fur of animals. Additional photos. Herbicide Options: Response of Pasture Weeds to Herbicides and Mowing - AGR 207.

Life cycle: Annual Habitat: Crop fields, flood plains, disturbed areas General description: Erect plant reaching heights of 6 to 7 ft. Stems are rough with dark spots. Leaves are rough, triangular in shape with wavy or toothed margins and long petioles.

Cocklebur is a summer annual weed in the daisy family that is native to Europe and has naturalized elsewhere. They grow 2-4 feet tall and prefer moist to wet sandy loam or loams in full sun to partial shade.

Feb 27, 2023 · Life cycle Common cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium), also called rough cocklebur, is a non-native summer annual plant. Growth habit Large 2 - 4 ft. high plant with rough, sandpapery, maple-shaped, alternate leaves; stem often purple-spotted; inconspicuous green flowers in leaf axils followed by distinct 1/2 in. prickly burs with hooks. Reproduction

Jun 5, 2015 · Xanthium strumarium L. Asteraceae (Aster family) Life cycle Erect, branching summer annual. Leaves Cotyledons are thick, fleshy, long and narrow. The first leaf pair is opposite; subsequent leaves are alternate. Leaves are triangular (widest at base) with toothed margins and 3 prominent veins, and are rough to touch. Common cocklebur plant. Stems

Common Cocklebur Scientific Name: Xanthium strumarium L. Other Names: clotbur Life Cycle: summer annual General Description: Erect, branched plant with speckled stems and prickly burs. Seedlings: Hypocotyls are purple towards the base. Cotyledons are …

Flowers and fruit Flowers are small and disappear soon after pollination. Fruit are very an be found at the r. The Common cocklebur fruit. within each bur vary in Asteraceae (Aster family) their germination.

Mar 28, 2016 · Identification and Life Cycle Cocklebur (xanthium strumarium) is an annual in the aster family (Asteraceae). Other common names include common cocklebur, and rough cocklebur. The stem below the cotyledons (hypocotyl) …

Each bur contains two seeds. One seed has a short dormancy period, while the other can stay dormant for one to several years.