| Common Name | |
| Scientific Name | Arctium lappa |
| Type | plant |
| Sub-population Note |
| NCBI Tax ID | 4217 |
| GBIF ID | 7353729 |
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| Description | Arctium lappa, commonly called greater burdock, gobō (牛蒡/ゴボウ), edible burdock, lappa, beggar's buttons, thorny burr, or happy major is a Eurasian species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It has become an invasive weed of high-nitrogen soils in North America, Australia, and other regions, but is cultivated for its vegetable root. |
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| Reference | NCBI Taxonomy ID: 4217 |
| URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=4217 |
Record ID: 27
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