Arctium
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Burdocks are biennial plants, often large in size, which can be recognised by their flower heads, the bracts of which end in hooks, enabling the heads to cling to the clothes and fur of animals.
Large wild animals used to disperse the seeds and fruits over great distances.
They belong to the genus Arctium and the Asteraceae (or Compositae) family.
They are plants of open to semi-open environments, rather nitrophilous.
Native to the Old World, several species have been widely dispersed by man and by zoochory throughout the world. The way in which the fruit is dispersed is also the origin of the Velcro system.()
This plant can be used to make infusions, juices and macerations to protect crops.
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