Quercus

Lesser Burdock

Arctium minus

Not native to Georgia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

25CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Arctium

  • Anagrapha falciferaCelery Looper Moth
  • Apatelodes torrefactaSpotted Apatelodes
  • Autographa precationisCommon Looper Moth
  • Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
  • Epiblema scudderianaScudder's Epiblema, Goldenrod Gall Moth
  • Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
  • Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth
  • Ogdoconta cinereolaCommon Pinkband Groundling
  • Papaipema arctivorensNorthern Burdock Borer Moth
  • Papaipema cataphractaBurdock Border, Potato-Stalk Borer
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  • Papaipema cerussataIronweed Borer Moth
  • Papaipema harrisiiHeracleum Stem Borer Moth, Cow Parsnip Borer
  • Papaipema marginidensBrick-Red Borer
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Papaipema nelitaConeflower Borer
  • Papaipema rigidaRigid Sunflower Borer
  • Papaipema rutilaMayapple Borer
  • Platyptilia carduidactylusArtichoke Plume Moth
  • Ponometia candefactaOlive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth
  • Ponometia erastrioidesSmall Bird-Dropping Moth
  • Pyrrharctia isabellaIsabella Tiger Moth, Banded Woolybear
  • Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
  • Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
  • Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
  • Vanessa virginiensisAmerican Lady, American Painted Lady
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
1Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Arctium

  • Perdix perdixGray Partridge
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae
Hardiness
Zones 3a–10b
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral
Flower color
Pink or purple

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Common Burdock

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankGNR
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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