Asteraceae
Arctium

Arctium lappa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 816 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hainan, Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Alabama, Alberta, Amur, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ali, S.I. & Qaiser, M. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Pakistan 223: 1-363. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Flora of North America North of Mexico 19(1): 1-579. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Litvinskaya, S.A. & Murtazaliev, R.A. (2013). Flora of the Northern Caucasus: An Atlas and Identification Book: 1-688. Fiton XXI.
  • Malyschev, L.I., Peshkova, G.A. & Baikov, K.S. (eds.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 14: 1-210. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Schischkin, B.K. & Bobrov, F.G. (eds) (1962). Compositae. Tribes Echinopsideae and Cynareae. Flora of the USSR 27: 1-753. Science Publishers, Inc.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 5: 1-451. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2005-2022). The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Flora of Iraq

  • Breckle, Hedge & Rafiqpoor, Vasc. Pl. Afghan: 148 (2013).
  • L., Sp. Pl. ed. 1: 816 (1753)
  • Meikle, Fl. Cyprus 2: 947 (1985)
  • Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8, no. 1 (1768)
  • Rawi & Chakravarty in Dep. Agr. Iraq Tech. Bull. 15: 15 (1964)
  • Rawi in Dep. Agr. Iraq Tech. Bull. 14: 106 (1964)
  • Rechinger, Fl. Iranica 139a: 107 (1979)
  • Yuzepchuk & Sergievskaya in Fl. S.S.S.R. 27: 97 (1962)
  • Zhu Shi & Greuter in Fl. China 20–21: 153 (2011)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ali, S.I. & Qaiser, M. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Pakistan 223: 1-363. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Flora of North America North of Mexico 19(1): 1-579. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 25, 2021 Burns, E; Wheeler, J; Wu, Z; Mestre, E [EB2] United Kingdom K001291739 No
s.coll. [5] Pakistan K002002039 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002002025 No
Silvestri, C. [2455] China K002002016 No
Rodin, R.J. [5681] Pakistan K002002040 No
Licent, E. (Abbe) [448] China K002002004 No
Vieira, R.F.; Araújo, M.A.S.; Aguiar, A.R.C. [108] Brazil K001100167 Yes
Ellis, R. [582] K002002026 No
Rich, H.H. [711] K002002035 No
Webb, W.S.; Govan, G. [Cat. no. 2928] India K001118214 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 450] United Kingdom K000914399 Yes
Muenscher, W.C. [3] United States K001560781 Yes
Furuse, M. [6951] Japan K002002011 No
Maire, E.E. [565] K002002003 No
Bor, N.L. [10281] K002002032 No
s.coll. [1091] K002002041 No
Ducloux, P. [772] China K001617066 Yes
Henry, A. [4835] China K002001998 Yes
Henry, A. [286] China K001617067 Yes
S.coll. [680] Afghanistan K001617064 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Mills, J.N. [6496] United Kingdom K002001481 Yes
s.coll. [892] K002002064 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K002002018 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002002034 No
[Naisak]; Mr. J.R. Drummond [2040] India K002002037 No
Henry, A. [11879] China K002002010 No
Furuse, M. [6951] Japan K002002012 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002002023 No
Cavalerie, J. [7475] China K002002008 No
Webb, W.S.; Govan, G. [Cat. no. 2928] India K001118216 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oldham, R. [445] Japan K002002020 No
Fuller, G.L.C. [215] K002002043 No
Chanet, L. [946] China K002002015 No
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K002002029 No
Lange, J.M.C. [s.n.] Denmark K000778327 Type Yes
Maximowicz [s.n.] Japan K002002022 No
Bor, N.L. [9299] K002002030 No
Savatier, L. [687bis] Japan K002002019 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002002033 No
Drummond, J.R. (Mr) [22089] India K002002038 No
Edgeworth [191] K002002042 No
[Sobha Rám]; Mr. J.R. Drummond [1830] India K002002036 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002002024 No
Licent, E. (Abbe) [2295] China K002002007 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K002002017 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002002028 No
Potanin, G.N. [s.n.] China K002002009 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002002027 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 584] United Kingdom K000914642 Yes
Ellis, R. [49/Z] K002002031 No
Fang, W.P. [2085] China K002002013 No
Licent, E. (Abbe) [1447] China K002002005 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 450] United Kingdom K000914398 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [1427] China K002002014 No
Licent, E. (Abbe) [2079] China K002002006 No
Webb, W.S.; Govan, G. [Cat. no. 2928] India K001118215 Unknown Type Material Yes
S.coll. [S.n. ] Lappa major K002002021 Yes
Oldham, R [691] Japan Lappa major K001617068 Yes

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  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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