Arctium minus

Arctium minus
Flower heads (capitula)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arctium
Species:
A. minus
Binomial name
Arctium minus
(Hill) Bernh. 1800 not Schkuhr 1803
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Arcion minus Bubani
  • Arctium chabertii Briq. & Cavill.
  • Arctium conglomeratum Schur ex Nyman
  • Arctium euminus Syme
  • Arctium lappa Kalm 1765 not L. 1753
  • Arctium montanum Steud.
  • Arctium pubens Bab.
  • Bardana minor Hill
  • Lappa minor Hill
  • Lappa pubens (Bab.) Boreau

Arctium minus, commonly known as lesser burdock, little burdock, louse-bur, common burdock, button-bur, cuckoo-button, or wild rhubarb, is a biennial plant native to Europe.