Scientific Name:	Xanthium strumarium L.	Common Name:	Cocklebur, Common
Scientific Family:		Affiliation:	TCE, TAES, And TTU
Local Names:		Common Family Name:	Sunflower
Life Cycle:	Annual >> Summer	Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Stem Characteristic:	Erect	Stem Type:	Round
Leaf Structure:	Simple	Petiole:	Yes
Leaf Margins:	Lobed	Leaf Shape:	Triangular-ovate
Leaf Hairs:	Yes	Flower Color:	Other
Growth Stage:	Fruit	Environment:	Cotton Field, Corn Field, CRP, Pastures, Peanut Field, Roadsides, Sorghum Field, Water Ways
Other:	Burs are one inch long, woody, with hooked prickles and two curved spines at the tip.