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Arctium lappa

Flowering Plants

Arctium lappa, commonly called greater burdock, and also known by names including edible burdock, lappa, beggar's buttons, thorny burr and happy major, is a Eurasian species of plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Scientific Name
Arctium lappa 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Asteraceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Arctium lappa
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Afghanistan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Albania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belarus, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bulgaria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Cambodia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Cyprus, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Finland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Georgia, found in there.
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Hungary, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iceland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iran, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iraq, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Kazakhstan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Laos, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Manchuria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Myanmar, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Nepal, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Pakistan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Palestine, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
Sources
1. Arctium lappa (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    It has become an invasive weed of high-nitrogen soils in North America, Australia, and other regions, but is cultivated for its vegetable root.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 359879
    Arctium lappa, commonly called greater burdock, gobō (牛蒡/ゴボウ), edible burdock, lappa, beggar's buttons, thorny burr, or happy major is a Eurasian species of plants in the family Asteraceae.
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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
3. Wikipedia: Arctium lappa
WikipediaWikidata Q26932 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Arctium lappa
Child Taxon Of: Asteraceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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