Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances || Burdock Root (Arctium lappa L.)

✍ Scribed by Barceloux, Donald G.

• Book ID: 101396637
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Year: 2008
• Weight: 132 KB
• Category: Article
• ISBN: 047172761X
• DOI: 10.1002/9780470330319.ch51

✦ Synopsis

Physical Description: Burdock is a tall biennial plant that grows in open areas as an introduced weed. Round pink -purple fl owers appear during the second year. These fl owers contain sharp spines (hooklets) that resemble thistle and develop into tenacious burrs. This plant has a large tap root. Distribution and Ecology: This herb grows throughout the United States as an introduced annual weed. Arctium species are native plants in Europe and Asia.