Weed details for burdock

Full name

burdock (Arctium minus)

Characteristics

Flowers: Green with 6 petals
Leaves: Heart shaped leaves with irregular edges
Habitat: Found throughout U.S.
Life cycle: Biennial
Other common names: lesser burrdock; small burdock; smaller burdock; bardane; beggar's button; common burdock; lesser burdock; wild burdock; wild rhubarb

Taxonomic data retrieved May 21, 2008, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.