Species

Arctium lappa

Common Name(s)

burdock

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

ARCLAP

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites

Flower Colours

Violet / Purple

Year Naturalised

1886

Origin

Europe, W., C., and E. Asia

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010