Lesser Burdock
Taken at Derwent Water on 18th July 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Dalzell Estate on 21st July 2022 using Panasonic Luimix TZ70 in macro mode. Fact File
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 13th July 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. Fact File

Lesser Burdock.
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AKA: 		Arctium minus.
Asterales.
Asteraceae.
Perennial.
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 Wasteground, roadsides, dry woodland and clearings.
July-September.
60 - 120 cms.
Children love to play with the flower heads, throwing them at each other to make them stick on clothing, leading to the folk names for the flower of "batchelor's buttons" and "sticky buttons". However this ability is very important to the plant as it ensures its seeds can be spread far from the plant on the coats of animals and birds. Folk medicines prepared from the plant include treatments for snakebites, rabid dogs, burns, sores ulcers, sciatica and many more.