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Common Burdock
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Common Burdock Learn how to identify and control common burdock weed. Common burdock (Arctium minus) What does common burdock look like?
If you’ve ever walked through a patch of weeds and come out with brown spiky burrs stuck to your clothing, you know why you want to get rid of burdock! Common, or lesser, burdock is a biennial weed that grows as a low rosette of foliage in its first year, blooms and sets seed in its second year, then dies. Its large basal leaves are heart shaped and crimped along the margin like you see above.
Flowers & seedheadsThe flower stalk can reach 6 feet tall, with pink or purple thistlelike flowers opening from midsummer to fall. As they fade, the flowers change into 3⁄4-in. fuzzy brown seed clusters, or burrs. The seedheads have hooks that attach to rough surfaces, like animal fur, aiding dispersal. After the plant dies, you can still identify this weed by the brown skeleton of branches and burrs that will stand all winter and into spring.
Where to find common burdockNative to northern Europe, common burdock has spread across North America. Found across much of the United States and well into Canada, this weed is very adaptable. Full sun or shade, rich soil or poor, will suit it fine. Since it takes two years to produce seed, common burdock likes areas that are undisturbed. You’ll find it in shrub borders or along fences. Occasionally it sprouts in thin spots in your lawn, but mowing will usually keep it short with no seeds. Because common burdock grows so large in most spots, you want to get rid of it before it crowds out smaller plants nearby.
How to get rid of itIf you don’t get rid of first-year sprouts, your objective is to prevent seeds on second-year plants. Burdock has a deep
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