Common Name: common burdockScientific Name: Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced biennial, reproducing by seed Stemssecond year, reproductive, upright, course, branched, red striations Leavesfirst year narrowly to broadly ovate, heart-shaped base, large, hairy, wavy, petioles of larger leaves hollow and not furrowed, form rosette; second year alternate on reproductive stems, small Flowersheads of red-purple disk (tubulate) florets; head sessile or short stalked, receptacle hooked bracts Seed Podsburs round, hooked bracts sticks to fabric and fur