clotbur

Synonyms:

burdock

Types:

Arctium minus, common burdock, lesser burdock

a plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found in most of Europe and North Africa

Arctium lappa, cocklebur, great burdock, greater burdock

burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use

Type of:

subshrub, suffrutex

low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base