Arctium lappa

Arctium lappa
Greater burdock
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arctium
Species:
A. lappa
Binomial name
Arctium lappa
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Arcion majus Bubani
  • Arcion tomentosum Bubani
  • Arctium bardana Willd.
  • Arctium chaorum Klokov
  • Arctium grandiflorum Desf.
  • Arctium leiospermum Juz. & Ye.V.Serg.
  • Arctium majus (Gaertn.) Bernh.
  • Arctium ruderale Salisb.
  • Arctium vulgare (Hill) Evans
  • Arctium vulgare (Hill) Druce
  • Bardana arctium Hill
  • Bardana lappa Hill
  • Lappa glabra Lam.
  • Lappa major Gaertn.
  • Lappa nemorosa (Lej.) Körn. ex Griewank
  • Lappa officinalis All.
  • Lappa vulgaris Hill
  • Lappa platylepis Boiss. & Balansa ex Boiss. & Balansa

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, cultivated in gardens for its root used as a vegetable. It has become an invasive weed of high-nitrogen soils in North America, Australia, and other regions.

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