species
Arctium lappa
Gobo · Beggar's buttons · Edible burdock · Happy major
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Arctium lappa belongs to the family Asteraceae, also known as Gobo, Beggar's buttons, Edible burdock or Happy major, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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