English: Greater burdock

German: Große Klette

Mandarin: 牛蒡 (niu bang)

Portuguese: Bardana

Kingdom: Plantae (2505)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2404)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2036)

      Order: Asterales (210)

        Family: Asteraceae (209) (family description)

          Genus: Arctium (3)

           Epithet: lappa L. (1)

lappa => burr, plant bearing burrs (short, stiff bristles or hooks)

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: purple, violet

Check for Arctium lappa at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [879] Arctium lappa - Plants For A Future database
• [2007] Arctium lappa - Flora of China @ efloras.org

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