Summary ⁴

Arctium is a genus of biennial plants commonly known as burdock, family Asteraceae. Native to the Old World, several species have been widely introduced worldwide.

Field ID Characteristcs ⁵

Introduced

Flowers: Burdock has purple flowers on tips of prickly ball of bracts. Flower heads are 1 to 3 cm across, composed of purple disc florets surrounded by several rows of overlapping hooked bracts.
Leaves: Large, wavy, heart-shaped leaves that are green on the top and whitish on the bottom makes identification easy. Leaves can grow to 50 centimeters in size.
Height: 3 - 6.5 feet tall

Source URL: https://www.ediblewildfood.com/burdock.aspx

References ⁵

https://www.ediblewildfood.com/burdock.aspx
https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ARCTI

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Matt Lavin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/35478170@N08/3704272472
2. (c) https://www.ediblewildfood.com, all rights reserved, uploaded by https://www.ediblewildfood.com, https://www.ediblewildfood.com/burdock.aspx
3. (c) https://plants.usda.gov, all rights reserved, uploaded by https://plants.usda.gov, https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ARCTI
4. Adapted by gracepfleszew from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctium
5. (c) gracepfleszew, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• VASCAN by Canadensys

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