



Xanthium
Cockleburs are prickly plants that grow in fields and along roadsides. They have big, spiky seed pods that can stick to your clothes and fur, helping them spread their seeds!
生息地: Grasslands
The Cockleburs is a coarse, annual plant with broad, heart-shaped leaves and sturdy, often reddish-brown stems. Its most distinctive feature is its hard, oval burrs covered in stiff, hooked spines, which mature from green to light brown.




カテゴリ
植物レア度
Common
危険度
2/5 · 低い
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A single, mature cocklebur plant can produce hundreds of spiky burrs, each with seeds inside!
Cockleburs are considered an invasive weed in many parts of the world, spreading very quickly!
Each spiky burr often contains two seeds, which can sprout at different times for better survival!
The hooked spines of cockleburs actually inspired the invention of Velcro by a curious engineer!
Cockleburs has spiky burrs that latch onto animal fur or human clothes, helping its seeds travel far to new places.
Cockleburs seeds can stay dormant in the soil for many years, waiting for the perfect time to sprout and grow.
Cockleburs contains toxins, especially in young plants and seeds, that can deter hungry animals from eating it.
Canis familiaris
for seed dispersal via fur.
Homo sapiens
for seed dispersal via clothes.
Puccinia xanthii
infects leaves and stems, weakening the plant.
まだ別名はありません。
危険度
2/5 · 低い
Be careful not to touch the spiky pods, as they can be prickly!
30-150 cm
20-100 cm
Late summer to fall
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高度
一年生
風
Grasslands
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