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Xanthium orientale
Also called Large cockleburr, Rough cockleburr, Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur, Californian Burr
Xanthium orientale is a species of annual plant of the daisy family Asteraceae.
The Zuni people use the plant for multiple purposes. The chewed seeds are rubbed onto the body before the cactus ceremony to protect it from spines. A compound poultice of seeds is applied to wounds or used to remove splinters. The seeds are also ground, mixed with cornmeal, made into cakes, and steamed for food.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xanthium orientale by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
