Selected Species
The number of species is disputed between different authors, with some recognising as few as three species in the genus.
- Xanthium ambrosioides
- Xanthium brasilicum
- Xanthium commune
- Xanthium echinatum - Stinking Cocklebur
- Xanthium inaequilaterum
- Xanthium inflexum
- Xanthium mongolicum
- Xanthium occidentale - Noogoora Burr
- Xanthium speciosum
- Xanthium spinosum - Spiny Cocklebur, Burreed, Bathurst Burr. South and Central America.
- Xanthium strumarium - Clotbur, Rough Cocklebur, Large Cocklebur, Common Cocklebur. North America, extensively naturalized elsewhere. Syn. X. canadense, X. chinense, X. sibiricum, X. glabratum
in Chinese (Chinese: 蒼耳; pinyin: chang-er)
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