Index / Search / Arctium minus
§1 Plant
Arctium minus Bernh.
vernacular lesser burdock — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Biennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Arctium
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 1,039 counties across 43 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 1,039 counties across 43 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 14 I ▾
California view state ↗ 9 I ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 11 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 6 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 21 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 74 I ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Warren 17187
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 45 I ▾
- Allen 18003
- Blackford 18009
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Delaware 18035
- Elkhart 18039
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Grant 18053
- Harrison 18061
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Miami 18103
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Parke 18121
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Vigo 18167
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 10 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 43 I ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Brown 20013
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Crawford 20037
- Decatur 20039
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Miami 20121
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Rawlins 20153
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wilson 20205
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 32 I ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Bell 21013
- Bourbon 21017
- Boyle 21021
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Edmonson 21061
- Fayette 21067
- Franklin 21073
- Gallatin 21077
- Garrard 21079
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Madison 21151
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
Louisiana view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Maine view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 57 I ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Antrim 26009
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Emmet 26047
- Gladwin 26051
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Iosco 26069
- Iron 26071
- Isabella 26073
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Mecosta 26107
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Presque Isle 26141
- Saginaw 26145
- Sanilac 26151
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 51 I ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Blue Earth 27013
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Martin 27091
- Mower 27099
- Nicollet 27103
- Norman 27107
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Redwood 27127
- Rice 27131
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Missouri view state ↗ 42 I ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Barton 29011
- Boone 29019
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Dent 29065
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Holt 29087
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Mississippi 29133
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Sullivan 29211
- Warren 29219
Montana view state ↗ 30 I ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Big Horn 30003
- Broadwater 30007
- Carter 30011
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Dawson 30021
- Fallon 30025
- Fergus 30027
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Golden Valley 30037
- Hill 30041
- Jefferson 30043
- Lake 30047
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Lincoln 30053
- Madison 30057
- Missoula 30063
- Park 30067
- Petroleum 30069
- Phillips 30071
- Ravalli 30081
- Rosebud 30087
- Sanders 30089
- Sheridan 30091
- Stillwater 30095
- Teton 30099
- Wibaux 30109
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 14 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 14 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 8 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 31 I ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Chautauqua 36013
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 25 I ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Davie 37059
- Forsyth 37067
- Graham 37075
- Greene 37079
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Orange 37135
- Polk 37149
- Stokes 37169
- Transylvania 37175
- Wake 37183
- Watauga 37189
- Yancey 37199
North Dakota view state ↗ 29 I ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Emmons 38029
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Griggs 38039
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Pembina 38067
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Sargent 38081
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Ward 38101
Ohio view state ↗ 64 I ▾
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Sandusky 39143
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 6 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 22 I ▾
- Benton 41003
- Clackamas 41005
- Clatsop 41007
- Curry 41015
- Deschutes 41017
- Douglas 41019
- Harney 41025
- Jackson 41029
- Lake 41037
- Lane 41039
- Lincoln 41041
- Linn 41043
- Marion 41047
- Multnomah 41051
- Polk 41053
- Tillamook 41057
- Umatilla 41059
- Union 41061
- Wallowa 41063
- Washington 41067
- Wheeler 41069
- Yamhill 41071
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 63 I ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 I ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 I ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 27 I ▾
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Claiborne 47025
- Cocke 47029
- Cumberland 47035
- DeKalb 47041
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Greene 47059
- Haywood 47075
- Knox 47093
- Maury 47119
- McMinn 47107
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Utah view state ↗ 20 I ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 68 I ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Northampton 51131
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
Washington view state ↗ 23 I ▾
- Adams 53001
- Benton 53005
- Clark 53011
- Grant 53025
- Jefferson 53031
- King 53033
- Kitsap 53035
- Kittitas 53037
- Klickitat 53039
- Lewis 53041
- Mason 53045
- Pacific 53049
- Pend Oreille 53051
- Pierce 53053
- San Juan 53055
- Skagit 53057
- Skamania 53059
- Snohomish 53061
- Spokane 53063
- Thurston 53067
- Whatcom 53073
- Whitman 53075
- Yakima 53077
West Virginia view state ↗ 36 I ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Calhoun 54013
- Doddridge 54017
- Gilmer 54021
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Marion 54049
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Upshur 54097
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 53 I ▾
- Ashland 55003
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Chippewa 55017
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Dunn 55033
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
Wyoming view state ↗ 20 I ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/ARMI2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5393103 ↗Record version
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