Latin name: Xanthium strumarium L.
Pronunciation: ZAN-thee-um stroo-MARE-ee-um
Common name: Cocklebur
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Disturbed, seasonally wet, often alkaline sites, in grassland, marshes, watercourses throughout the California Floristic Province to 4000' and in the deserts
Blooming period: July to October
Name derivations: 1) Xanthium 2) strumarium
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