Flower heads; Wohlenberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; 7/2013 © Sonja Germer
Flower, side view; Wohlenberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; 7/2013 © Sonja Germer
Flower heads; Halle, Germany; 8/2009 © Julia Roeser
Flower heads; Halle, Germany; 7/2012 © Julia Roeser
Flower heads, side view; Halle, Germany; 7/2011 © Julia Roeser
Upper surface of leaf; Wohlenberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; 7/2013 © Sonja Germer
Lower surface of leaf; Wohlenberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; 7/2013 © Sonja Germer
Stem sections; Wohlenberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; 7/2013 © Sonja Germer
Habit; Wohlenberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; 7/2013 © Sonja Germer
Identifier: 2033 Date of entry: 05.12.2012 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Woolly burdock
German: Filz-Klette
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Asterales (229)
Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)
Genus: Arctium (3)
Epithet: tomentosum Mill. (2)
tomentosum => densely covered with short, soft, tangled hairs
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple
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