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Lesser burdock

Arctium minus

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IntroducedHerbBiennialaoût to septembre
Lesser burdock, In flower
Lesser burdock, In fruit
Lesser burdock, Flower buds

Biennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and in forests. Flowers from August to September.

There are 517 observations of Lesser burdock in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Capitale-Nationale and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal161
  2. Capitale-Nationale96
  3. Montérégie52
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean43
  5. Outaouais26
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches23
  7. Laurentides21
  8. Estrie21
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue18
  10. Lanaudière15
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  12. Mauricie9
  13. Laval6
  14. Centre-du-Québec6
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  16. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderAsteralesFamilyAsteraceaeGenusArctium

Similar species

TOXIC
Greater burdockArctium lappa
Woolly burdockArctium tomentosum
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TOXIC
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