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Taxon:  Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.



Summary
Genus:
Arctium
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Carduoideae
Tribe:
Cardueae
Subtribe:
Carduinae
Nomen number:
313517
Place of publication:
Syst. Verz. 154. 1800
Comment:
generally viewed as a new combination based on Lappa minor Hill, which was not cited, under Shenzhen ICN 41.4, but Bernhardi cited Arctium lappa L. under both this name and A. majus, the latter name considered superfluous
Verified:
02/24/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lappa minor Hill

Autonym(s)
Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. subsp. minus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Arctium pubens Bab.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  3. Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
  4. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: lists as Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.
  5. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.
  6. Duistermaat, H. 1996. Monograph of Arctium L. (Asteraceae). Generic delimitation (including Cousinia Cass. p.p.), revision of the species, pollen morphology, and hybrids. Gorteria suppl. 3:82.
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: lists as Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.
  8. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  9. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.
  10. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  11. Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales. Note: lists as Arctium minus Bernh.
  12. Hegi, G. et al. 1987. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa 6(4):831. Note: lists as Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.
  13. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  14. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: lists as Arctium minus Bernh.
  15. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Arctium minus Bernh.
  16. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  17. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  18. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  19. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.
  20. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  21. Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
  22. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Arctium minus Bernh.
  23. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
common burdock –
cuckoo-button –
lesser burdock –
French
petite bardane –
German
kleine Klette –
Spanish
bardana menor –
lampazo menor –
Swedish
liten kardborre –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.w.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria w.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean partw.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
2CultivatedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia s.e.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
5UncertainAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran (n.w.), Iraq, Lebanon, Syria (w.), Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Georgia
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (w.)], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia (s.e.)
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Norway
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
Uncertain
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Weedpotential seed contaminant Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=313517. Accessed 28 April 2025.