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Arctium lappa

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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

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Arctium lappa 6

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 7

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Arctium lappa

In Biome

Source Plants For A Future: Arctium lappa

Temperate Forest

Source Plants For A Future: Arctium lappa

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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. Catalogue of Life

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source

4. NatureServe Explorer: Arctium lappa

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Asterales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12418

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12418

"cites_listing":"I/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Asterales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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6. Wikipedia: Arctium lappa

WikipediaWikidata Q26932 (P225 taxon name)View the Source

7. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Arctium lappa

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 7353729, category field

Quote, GBIF taxon key 7353729, category field

"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Asteraceae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12520

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12520

"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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Wikidata: Arctium lappa

Child Taxon Of: Asteraceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Plants For A Future: Arctium lappa

Plants For A Future

In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
Waste ground, preferring calcareous soils ... it is sometimes also found in meadows and woods
In Biome: Grassland, Habitats
Waste ground, preferring calcareous soils ... it is sometimes also found in meadows and woods

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