| Accepted name: |
Arctium lappa L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Arctium minus subsp. nemorosum (Lej.) Syme
-Arctium majus Bernh.
-Arctium vulgare (Hill) Evans
-Lappa major Gaertn.
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| English names: |
Great Burdock
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| French names: |
Bardane majeure
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
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| OPL Code: |
HARCLA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
B |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Used for rheumatism.Infusion of root or seed used to cleanse blood.Used for scurvy.Infusion of root or seed used for venereal diseases(*7)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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