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Xanthium spinosum

L.
Tracheophyta » Asterales » Asteraceae » Xanthium spinosum
Common name (English)
Spiny cocklebur
Ηabitat
I1 Arable
X10 Mixed landscapes

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Roadsides, cultivated & waste ground; sea-level to 50' - amongst the sites listed, one is between Kividhes & Limassol in Division 3.

First detection year
1880
Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Transportation of habitat material – THM
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant nursery material – CNM
References

Meikle RD (1985) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 2.

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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