Arctium minus

Characteristics
Asteraceae
Arctium
Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.
lesser burdock
Waste places, disturbed ground, fields, stream banks, and roadsides. We have not been able to detect a habitat difference between this species and A. lappa and both are common.
Forb/herb
Biennial
Vascular
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Not Native Naturalized FACU (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) SNA (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Asterales
Arctium
Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. - lesser burdock
Citation
Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 07 Aug 2007 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 07 Aug 2007 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 18 Sep 2002 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 18 Sep 2002 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 3 August 2018 -
Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 3 August 2018 View Full Size