Arctium lappa
Beggar's Buttons, Burdock
Also known as: Arctium edule Beger +6 more
- Arctium edule Beger
- Arctium lappa var. lappa
- Arctium lappa Willd., 1803
- Lappa bardana var. major Čelak.
- Lappa vulgare (Hill) Evans
- Lappa vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- Lappa vulgaris var. vulgaris
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Arctium lappa (commonly known as Beggar's-buttons or Burdock) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Asteraceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hainan, Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alberta, Amur, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms