The Golden Rules of ATV Safety as outlined by the ATV Safety Institute's Mike Mount (see sidebar on page 75) is a good place to start for personal safety issues.
Xanthium (cocklebur) is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family, native to the Americas and eastern Asia.
Cockleburs are coarse, herbaceous annual plants growing to 20â47 inches (51â119 cm) tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, with deeply toothed margins.Some species, notably Xanthium spinosum, are also very thorny with long, slender spines at the leaf bases.The flower heads are of two types; One, in short terminal branches, produces only pollen.he leaves are spirally arranged, with deeply toothed margins. Some species, notably Xanthium spinosum, are also very thorny with long, slender spines at the leaf bases. The flower heads are of two types; One, in short terminal branches, produces only pollen.