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Arctium lappa L.
Family Asteraceae
Common name: Greater Burdock

Arctium lappa L. APNI*

Description: Biennial herb 1–1.5 m high; stems glabrous or with cobwebby non-glandular and subsessile glandular hairs.

Basal leaves broad-ovate, up to 50 cm long, apex usually obtuse, base sometimes cordate, margins toothed, upper surface sparsely hairy, lower surface densely felted; cauline leaves similar, smaller, usually 5–15 cm long, 3–10 cm wide.

Peduncles 3–10 cm; heads c. 20 mm diam., globose in bud, hemispherical and widely open in fruit, shiny golden green, glabrous or subglabrous. Florets purplish red.

Achenes 6–7 mm long; pappus 1–3.5 mm long.


Flowering: summer–autumn.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in the Carcoar area. Native of Eur.
NSW subdivisions: *CT
Other Australian states: *Qld *Vic.
AVH map***

Text by L. Murray
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)


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