Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Genus: Arctium (Burdock)
Arctium tomentosum Mill. - Woolly Burdock
Arctium lappa L. - Greater Burdock
Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. - Lesser Burdock
Arctium nemorosum Lej. - Wood Burdock
40–140 cm tall, <i>without</i> latex. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> capitula (with involucres), <ba>in a spike-like to panicle-like whole-inflorescence</ba>. <span class="v1">capitula:</span> only with tubular-flowers, <b>15–20 mm lon...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences |  |
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, ruderal vegetation
in nutritious habitats