Species

Arctium lappa

Flowering Plants

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Arctium lappa." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/arctium-lappa.

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Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Arctium lappa. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/arctium-lappa

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-arctium-lappa,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Arctium lappa},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/arctium-lappa},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

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.

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