Greater Burdock

Greater Burdock

Arctium lappa

Anyone that has a long haired dog knows what Burdock is.  Anyone who has ever used Velcro knows what Burdock is.  The seedpods are the tangliest things on earth.  I'm sure that wild animals carry them around on their fur until they go and die somewhere and their decaying bodies provide nutrition for the growing plants.

I wonder why Burdock's haven't taken over the world.



Note that the petals don't stick up past the bracts