Xanthium spinosum--Ethiopia. Near Lake Koka, Hwy Addis Ababa to Ziway. 13 Jul 04. 001.jpg
Native to 59 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into 87 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Pacific (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Ethiopia, Oromia
7.089722, 38.701111
Location Remarks
Bio, 6 km N of Modjo, rd twd Debre Zeit
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Spain, Andalusia, Huelva (Moguer)
37.118889, -6.75
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Donana, SW of Seville, west on A-49, then south toward Almonte. Coastal drive along the dunes.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Xanthium
Specific Epithet
spinosum
Authorship
L.
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#240,497 of 335,497
Top 72%
Extinction probability
10%
