Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Xanthium strumarium L.

Origin: native

Common names:

Broad burweed [Broad bur-weed] (1922) (53)

Broad cocklebur (1900) (158)

Bur thistle [Burr thistle] (1876-1900) (92, 158)

Burdock (1834) (34)

Burweed [Bur weed, Bur-weed] (1869-1919) (58, 107, 158)

Button-bur (1900) (158)

Clotbur [Clott bur, Clott-bur] (1820-1917) (38, 19, 57, 58, 92, 158)

Clote-bur (1900) (158)

Cocklebur (1869-1986) (4, 3, 4, 57, 58, 145)

Common cocklebur (1900) (158)

Cucklebur (1806, William Clark) (35)

Cuckold burs (1821) (12)

Dike-but (1900) (158)

Ditchbur [Ditch-bur] (1900) (158)

Kropfklette (1900, German) (158)

Lampourde (1900, French) (158)

Lesser burdock (1900, misapplied) (158)

Lesser clotbur [Lesser clot-bur] (1671, Josselyn) (46)

Lousebur [Louse-bur] (1900) (158)

Petit glouteron (1900, French) (1900) (158)

Rough cocklebur [Rough cockleburr] (Present) (50)

Sea burdock (1840-1900) (19, 92, 158)

Sheepbur [Sheep burr, Sheep-bur] (1876-1900) (92, 158)

Small burdock (1900, misapplied) (158)

Spitzklette (1900, German) (158)

Strumarium (1917) (57)