Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Burdocks (Arctium minus vs. A. lappa)

 A. minus has hollow leaf stems and acute (pointed) leaf tips. 

A. lappa has solid leaf stems and rounded leaf tips.


A. minus has flowers/fruit with short stems, and overall in a cluster following the main stem. 

A. lappa has flowers/fruit with long stems, and overall in a flat-topped cluster. 


A. lappa fruit are larger. 

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