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Arctium (burdock)

Taxonomy
Arctium was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Arctium lappa.

It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).

Species
A. lappa (type species), A. personata
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. tomentosum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Arctium Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusArctium

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Arctium Linnaeus 1753 [burdock]
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Arctium lappa Linnaeus 1753
Arctium personata Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available