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Arctium
Also called Burdocks, Burrdock, Beggar's Buttons, Clotbur
Arctium is a genus of biennial plants, including common burdock (A. lappa, A. minus, A. tomentosum), grown for their large leaves and edible roots. Burdock is hardy and easy, tolerating most garden conditions, and its burred seed heads cling to clothing and fur.
Arctium is a genus of biennial plants commonly known as burdock, in the family Asteraceae. Native to Europe and Asia, several species have been widely introduced worldwide. Burdock's clinging properties, in addition to providing an excellent mechanism for seed dispersal, led to the invention of velcro.
The green, above-ground portions may cause contact dermatitis in individual with allergies as the plant contains lactones.
All Arctium species are native to Europe and/or Asia but several species have been widely introduced. In Eurasia, native Arctium species range from Greenland to Siberia in the north, and from Macaronesia to Peninsular Malaysia in the south. Two species are native to China.
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