Arctium lappa L., 1753 47% complete

Beggar's-buttons

Sp. pl. 2:816. 1753

Data sources

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Sourced11 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded16 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. pl. 2:816. 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Beggar's-buttons No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Aster family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. Eurasia No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 113 cm
  • 112.68 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 46 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 66, 164, 174, 178, 203, 236, 449, 500, 526, 882, 897, 917, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 112.68 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 46 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 66, 164, 174, 178, 203, 236, 449, 500, 526, 882, 897, 917, 918
  • Superseded 112.68 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 46 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 66, 164, 174, 178, 203, 236, 449, 500, 526, 882, 897, 917, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage color green
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 236, 443, 879
  • Superseded green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 236, 443, 879
Sourced
Foliage texture fine
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded fine · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 236, 443, 879
  • Superseded fine · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 236, 443, 879
Sourced
Fruit color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape achene
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
Source not recorded
Maximum height 133 cm
  • 133 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 66, 164, 174, 178, 203, 236, 449, 500, 526, 882, 897, 917, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 133 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 66, 164, 174, 178, 203, 236, 449, 500, 526, 882, 897, 917, 918
  • Superseded 133 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 66, 164, 174, 178, 203, 236, 449, 500, 526, 882, 897, 917, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable true No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jul, aug
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203
  • Superseded feb, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203
Differs from sources
Duration annual, biennial
  • annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 178, 203, 236, 443, 879, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 178, 203, 236, 443, 879, 882, 918
  • Superseded annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 178, 203, 236, 443, 879, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 9 / 9 · full sun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 9 / 9 · full sun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 7 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Soil nutriments 9 / 9 · extremely rich (hypereutrophic)
  • 9 / 9 · extremely rich (hypereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 9 / 9 · extremely rich (hypereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 9 / 9 · extremely rich (hypereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Planting row spacing 5 cm No source recorded
Source not recorded
Planting sowing description Direct seed, thin seedlings to 8cm No source recorded
Source not recorded
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record