Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh., 1800 45% complete

Common burdock

Syst. Verz. Erf.: 154 (1800)

Data sources

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Sourced13 Differs from sources4 Source not recorded10 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (Hill) Bernh. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Syst. Verz. Erf.: 154 (1800) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1800 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Common burdock No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Aster family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Macaronesia, NW. Africa, Europe to W. Siberia and Afghanistan No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 60 cm
  • 59.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 866, 882, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 59.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 866, 882, 918, 925
  • Superseded 59.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 866, 882, 918, 925
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 145 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 145 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918, 925
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 145 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918, 925
Sourced
Flower color purple
3 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture medium
3 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit color empty
3 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape achene
3 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb
  • Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Maximum height 125 cm
  • 125 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 866, 882, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 125 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 866, 882, 918, 925
  • Superseded 125 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 866, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Sexuality empty
3 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jul, aug
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174
  • Superseded feb, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174
  • Superseded feb, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174
Differs from sources
Duration biennial
  • biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 140 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 178, 460, 882, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 140 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 178, 460, 882, 918, 925
  • Superseded biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 140 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 178, 460, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity
  • 5 / 9 · medium air humidity · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light 9 / 9 · full sun
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
3 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5
  • pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 7
  • pH 7 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Soil nutriments 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
3 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method —
3 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
3 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
3 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
3 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record