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16-02-2006, 02:36 PM
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| | | Unidentified Burdock
This was posted by maryg as a Giant Burdock. Can somebody please ID it. The original is in Unidentified wildlife with comments. 
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16-02-2006, 05:12 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified Burdock
I think Greater Burdock (Arctium lappa) but they are not always easy even if you have the plant in your hand!
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16-02-2006, 05:39 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified Burdock
I looked at it and thought Lesser Burdock - Arctium minus, but I don't have a book to hand to check it. I'll have a look tonight. www.brickfieldspark.org/data/burdocklesser.htm |
17-02-2006, 09:11 AM
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| | | Re: Unidentified Burdock
Lesser Burdock has flowers heads in tight clusters (usually!) which made me think this single head was Greater.
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17-02-2006, 09:36 AM
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| | | Re: Unidentified Burdock
Both are generally very similar in appearance.
Greater Burdock grows to 1.5-3M (5-10ft) and has flowers to 40mm (1.5") in diameter and spherical.
Lesser Burdock grows to 1.5M and has flowers to 20mm (0.8") in diameter but more elongated. Quote: |
Lesser Burdock has flowers heads in tight clusters (usually!)
| As does Greater Burdock, and the plants growing habitat only helps to blend the differences between them.
As henrya said Quote: |
they are not always easy even if you have the plant in your hand!
| perhaps a photo of the whole plant as well might have helped. We might not be able to resolve this one other than to "Burdock" | | |
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