Arctium lappa
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Arctium
- Species
- Arctium lappa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Arctium lappa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Arcion majusName author: Bubani
- Arcion tomentosumName author: Bubani
- Arctium adhaerensName author: Gilib.
- Arctium bardanaName author: Willd.
- Arctium chaorumName author: Klokov
- Arctium grandiflorumName author: Desf.
- Arctium lappaName author: Willd.
- Arctium lappa subsp. lappaName author: Not supplied
- Arctium lappa subsp. majusName author: (Gaertn.) Arènes
- Arctium lappa var. lappaName author: Not supplied
- Arctium leiospermumName author: Juz. & Ye.V.Serg.
- Arctium majusName author: Bernh.
- Arctium ruderaleName author: Salisb.
- Arctium vulgareName author: (Hill) Druce
- Bardana arctiumName author: Hill
- Bardana lappaName author: Hill
- Lappa glabraName author: Lam.
- Lappa majorName author: Gaertn.
- Lappa nemorosaName author: Körn. ex Griewank
- Lappa officinalisName author: All.
- Lappa vulgarisName author: Hill
- Lappa vulgaris var. vulgarisName author: Not supplied
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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