Genus: Arctium L.

Sometimes included in: Cousinia Cass.

List of Species Records in GRIN.

References for genus:

• Duistermaat, H. 1996. Monograph of Arctium L. (Asteraceae): generic delimitation (including Cousinia Cass. p.p.), revision of the species, pollen morphology and hybrids. Gorteria suppl. 3:1–144.
  
• López-Vinyallonga, S. et al. 2009. Phylogeny and evolution of the Arctium-Cousinia complex (Compositae, Cardueae-Carduinae). Taxon 58:153–171. [status of this genus awaits further investigation of this complex].
  

More:

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Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

• (= ) Lappa Scop.

Check other nomenclature databases for Arctium:

• ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
• NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Images:

• Forestry Images (Arctium minus): from www.forestryimages.org
• Fruits (Arctium lappa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruits (Arctium lappa): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
• Fruits (Arctium minus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruits (Arctium minus): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org
• Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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