Burdock
Arctium lappa L.
Asteraceae
Image
Burdock growing at Summit Bog, Photo credit: J. Dolan 2022
Names and Their Meanings
Burdock - Arctium lappa
Kanienʼkéha
ohrohte’kó:wa
Anishinaabemowin
zagdebwe, zadebwe
French
Grande bardane
Burdock
Description
Frederick Wilkerson Waugh recorded a use for burdock at Six Nations of the Grand River at the turn of the 20th Century – he was told that the young roots and leaves are foods and famine foods.
Conservation Status
No status (naturalized)