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Arctium minus

Bernh.

Lesser Burdock

GNRUnranked Found in 78 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.959419

Element CodePDAST0M080

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusProvisional

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusArctium

Other Common Names

Common Burdock (EN) Petite bardane (FR)

Concept Reference

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 19, 2006) here broadens the treatment of Arctium minus to include A. vulgare, while Kartesz (1994) treats them as distinct.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No
Quebec	SNR	Yes
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Island of Newfoundland	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Nebraska	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (78)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hyder	Tongass National Forest	121,723

Georgia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Helton Creek	Chattahoochee National Forest	2,348
Pink Knob	Chattahoochee National Forest	12,127

Idaho (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Palisades	Caribou-Targhee National Forest	122,002
Pioneer Mountains	Sawtooth National Forest	119,563
Pioneer Mountains	Salmon-Challis National Forest	172,460
West Meadow Creek	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest	115,949

Kentucky (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wolfpen	Daniel Boone National Forest	2,835

Montana (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cabinet Face East #671	Kootenai National Forest	50,326
Mckay Creek #676	Kootenai National Forest	15,323
North Absaroka	Custer National Forest	21,063
Rock Creek	Kootenai National Forest	806
Ten Lakes #683	Kootenai National Forest	48,545
Trout Creek	Kootenai National Forest	30,851
West Of Woodbine	Custer National Forest	1,905

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
South Schell	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	125,614

New Mexico (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Black Canyon	Santa Fe National Forest	1,922
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study Area	Carson National Forest	43,739
Guaje Canyon	Santa Fe National Forest	6,104
Little Tesuque	Santa Fe National Forest	815
Rendija	Santa Fe National Forest	2,176

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Overflow Creek	Nantahala National Forest	3,379

North Dakota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Magpie	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	21,281

Oregon (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Jackson Creek Appendage	Umpqua National Forest	4,673
Larch	Mt. Hood National Forest	12,961
Mountain Sheep	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	19,457
Snake River	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	31,229
Wildhorse	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	20,308

Tennessee (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Flint Mill Gap	Cherokee National Forest	9,494

Utah (26)

Area	Forest	Acres
418024	Uinta National Forest	51,699
418026	Uinta National Forest	14,038
418027	Uinta National Forest	13,884
418028	Uinta National Forest	34,002
418029	Uinta National Forest	15,673
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer Lake	Dixie National Forest	110,690
Bunker Creek	Dixie National Forest	7,474
Burch Creek	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	6,938
Hancock	Dixie National Forest	9,809
Lewis Peak	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	11,616
Lone Peak Contiguous	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	874
Mahogany Range	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	11,409
Mt. Aire	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	9,681
Mt. Logan North	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	18,930
Mt. Logan South	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	17,014
Mt. Logan West	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	5,285
Mt. Naomi	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	41,922
Mt. Olympus	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	9,982
North Francis	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	8,148
Right Hand Fork Logan	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	15,023
South Francis	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	3,374
Stansbury Mountains	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	39,696
Temple Peak	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	24,081
Twin Peaks	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	6,157
Upper South Fork	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	16,811
Wellsville	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	1,717

Vermont (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bread Loaf	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,768
Woodford 09086	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	2,456

Virginia (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gum Run	George Washington National Forest	12,620
Little River	George Washington National Forest	27,292
Mt. Pleasant	George Washington National Forest	8,933
Northern Massanutten	George Washington National Forest	9,444
Ramseys Draft Addition	George Washington National Forest	12,781
Skidmore	George Washington National Forest	5,641

Washington (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Blue Lake	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	11,359
Dark Divide	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	52,483
Devils Gulch	Wenatchee National Forest	24,419
Silver Star	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	7,779
Taneum	Wenatchee National Forest	26,140

West Virginia (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cranberry Addition	Monongahela National Forest	11,123
Dry River (WV)	George Washington National Forest	7,331
Falls Of Hills Creek	Monongahela National Forest	6,925
Glady Fork	Monongahela National Forest	3,239
Seneca Creek	Monongahela National Forest	22,287

Wisconsin (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
09154 - St. Peters Dome	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	4,002
09180 - Perch Lake	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	2,390

Wyoming (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Fork	Shoshone National Forest	51,772
Palisades	Targhee National Forest	1,121
Wilderness Study Area	Targhee National Forest	51,961

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.