Family: Asteraceae Arctium minus agg.     *     Lesser Burdock Flowering time: July-September. Biennial Habitat: Open woods, waste ground, meadows and roadsides throughout England, Wales, Ireland and much of Scotland Branched stems bearing stalked, greenish purple-pink flowers followed by very sticky burs. The florets are longer than the hooked sepal-like bracts. The large wavy-edged leaves are longer than wide with hollow basal stalks. Similar: Wood Burdock, A. nemorosum was previously known as Arctium minus ssp. nemorosum

     



Lesser Burdock, Arctium minus
Godlingston Hill, Dorset. October 2012