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Occurrence
Predicted not threatened

No record number

July 12, 2004

Ethiopia

This occurrence of Xanthium spinosum L. was collected on July 12, 2004 in Ethiopia. Flora of the World includes 11 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Xanthium spinosum--Ethiopia. Near Lake Koka, Hwy Addis Ababa to Ziway. 13 Jul 04. 001.jpg

Xanthium spinosum--Ethiopia. Near Lake Koka, Hwy Addis Ababa to Ziway. 13 Jul 04. 001.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Xanthium

Specific Epithet

spinosum

Authorship

L.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#240,497 of 335,497

Top 72%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →