Arctium lappa L.
(Greater Burdock)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArctium lappa (Greater Burdock)
GenusArctium (burdocks)
TribeCardueae (“thistles”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Arctium lappa (Greater Burdock) :
1: Arctium lappa (Greater Burdock)
26 Sep 2011 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in fruit
Image 1: Fruit - LS - close-upImage 2: Fruit - oblique view - close-upImage 3: Fruits - close-up - black backgroundImage 4: Fruits - close-up - white backgroundImage 5: Fruit - side view - close-up
2: Arctium lappa (Greater Burdock)
15 Jul 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on roadside
Image 1: Plant - at roadsideImage 2: Plant - at roadside (2)Image 3: Plant - at roadside with bus going byImage 4: Plant - at roadside with car going byImage 5: Plant - at roadside with car going by (2)
3: Arctium lappa (Greater Burdock)
29 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 0’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Inflorescence budsImage 2: Leaf - top surface - close-upImage 3: Leaf - under surface - close-upImage 4: Plant - in situ beside farm roadImage 5: Petiole - TS - enlarged
4: Arctium lappa (Greater Burdock)
8 Jul 2005 OSGR: SP30 51° 40’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Capitulum buds - close-upImage 2: Capitulum buds - close-up (2)Image 3: Plant - in situ
5: Arctium lappa (Greater Burdock)
2 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU59 51° 40’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Fruiting corymbImage 2: LeafImage 3: LeavesImage 4: PlantImage 5: TS petiole
6: Arctium lappa (Greater Burdock)
24 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at roadside
Image 1: Capitula - front viewImage 2: Capitulum - side viewImage 3: Capitulum - top viewImage 4: Capitulum - top view (2)Image 5: Cauline leavesImage 6: CorymbImage 7: Corymb (2)Image 8: Leaves - caulineImage 9: Leaves - cauline (2)Image 10: Leaves - cauline (3)Image 11: PlantImage 12: Plant (2)Image 13: Plant (3)Image 14: Plant - partImage 15: Plant - part (2)Image 16: Ripening capitulaImage 17: Ripening capitula (2)Image 18: Ripening capitula (3)Image 19: PappusImage 20: Pappus (2)Image 21: Seeds

Arctium lappa (Greater Burdock) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Arctium lappa (Greater Burdock)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 29 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Arctium lappa (Greater Burdock)
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