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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Arctium lappa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Read more about Greater Burdock at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arctium lappa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Arctium lappa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Arctium lappa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-26-001:
Arctium lappa FAMILY Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Greater Burdock
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USDA Forest Service / A Guide to Medicinal Plants of Appalachia. 1969 mpa_page_059
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_arla3_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Arctium lappa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arctium lappa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Arctium lappa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Arctium lappa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-26-001:
Arctium lappa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
3933
Forb
Biennial
Habitat: Fields and roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Reddish-purple/ Lavender
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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