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wood burdock

Arctium nemorosum Lej.
wood burdock
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Arctium nemorosum Lej., commonly known as wood burdock, is a species in the genus Arctium of the Asteraceae family. It was first described in 1833 and is native to regions including DK, FI, NO, SE, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Flanders, Flemish Region, Walloon Region, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, and other areas.

Description

Arctium nemorosum is a member of the Asteraceae family, a group of flowering plants commonly referred to as the daisy or sunflower family. This species is found in a wide range of locations across Europe, including but not limited to Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, and various regions within the Balkans and Central Europe. It was first published in 1833 by the author Lej. The species is known by the common name wood burdock in English and is recognized by its characteristic bur-like fruits and herbaceous growth habit.

Other common names

wood burdock

Distribution

DK · FI · NO · SE · Belgium · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · Flanders · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · Albania · Austria · Baltic States · Belarus · Bulgaria · Central European Rus · Corse · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · East European Russia · Finland · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Ireland · Italy · Krym · Netherlands · North Caucasus

Synonyms

Arctium glabrescensArctium nemorosum f. matheiLappa intermediaArctium nemorosum f. nemorosumLappa intermedia var. intermediaArctium nemorosum subsp. nemorosumArctium nemorosum var. nemorosumArctium minus subsp. nemorosumArctium pubens var. microcephalumArctium macrospermumArctium lappa subsp. nemorosum

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