Arctium lappa L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Arctium // Species: Arctium lappa L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Perring (1976 in Tutin et al.).

Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia to Greenland according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).

Habitat: Usually found on disturbed ground – near settlements, roads, orchards, also on the edges of woods.

Lifeform: Biennial plant.

Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL, AUG).

*Arctium lappa* – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Arctium lappa. Greuter, W. 2006+: Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von, Compositae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/7285898c-9d58-4cc1-b778-01a046f8a0f6 [Accessed 25.02.2026].

Arctium lappa L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178385-1 [Accessed 18.07.2021].

Perring, F. H.1976. Arctium L. Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 215.

Last update: 25.02.2026.

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