Asteraceae
Lesser burdock
Arctium minus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Arctium
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Common names
By language (32)
- Arabic
- أرقطيون صغير
- arz
- ارقطيون صغير
- Asturian
- Cazapetu menor
- Azerbaijani
- Xırda atpıtrağı
- Belarusian
- Лопух малы
- Bulgarian
- Дребен репей
- Catalan
- Repalassa petita
- Chinese
- 小牛蒡
- Czech
- Lopuch menší, Lopuch pýřitý
- Danish
- Liden Burre
- Dutch
- Gewone klit, Kleine klit
- English
- Lesser burdock, Common burdock, Button-bur, Cuckoo-button, Louse-bur, Wild rhubarb
- Estonian
- Väike takjas
- Finnish
- Pikkutakiainen
- French
- Petite bardane
- frr
- Letj bor
- German
- Kleine Klette, Flaum-Klette
- gv
- Bossan dhoa
- Irish
- Cnádán, Copóg thuathail, Leadán liosta
- Japanese
- ヒメゴボウ
- Lithuanian
- Mažoji varnalėša
- nap
- Catiegl
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Småborre
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Småborre
- Persian
- باباآدم صغیر
- Polish
- Łopian mniejszy
- Russian
- Лопух малый
- Slovak
- Lopúch menší
- Slovenian
- Mali repinec
- Spanish
- Barbana, Hierba de los amores
- Swedish
- Liten kardborre
- Welsh
- Cacamwci
Synonyms
- Arcion minus (Hill) Bubani
- Arctium chabertii Briq. & Cavill.
- Arctium chabertii subsp. aellenianum Arènes
- Arctium chabertii subsp. balearicum Arènes
- Arctium chabertii subsp. chabertii
- Arctium chabertii subsp. corsicum Arènes
- Arctium conglomeratum Schur ex Nyman
- Arctium euminus Syme
- Arctium lappa Kalm
- Arctium lappa subsp. pubens (Bab.) P.D.Sell
- Arctium minus f. minus
- Arctium minus subsp. minus
- Arctium minus var. corymbosum Wiegand
- Arctium minus var. minus
- Arctium montanum Schweigg. ex Steud.
- Arctium nemorosum subsp. pubens (Bab.) Rothm.
- Arctium nemorosum var. pubens (Bab.) Fiori
- Arctium pubens Bab.
- Arctium pubens var. pubens
- Bardana minor (Hill) Hill
- Lappa minor Hill
- Lappa minor var. minor
- Lappa pubens (Bab.) Boreau
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 1,005 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Atha, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mark Apgar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: eliabreedveld, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Regina (Gina) Hart, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Claus Ableiter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zuki yasmin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Claus Ableiter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.