Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area
Arctium lappa
| Family : | ASTERACEAE |
| Common Name (UK) : | Burdock |
| Common Name (DE) : | Grosse Klette |
| Common Name (FR) : | Grande Bardane |
| Habitat : | waste ground and about old buildings, by roadsides and in fairly damp places |
| Remarks : | "...the stalks, cut before the flower is open and stripped of their rind, form a delicate vegetable when boiled, similar in flavour to Asparagus, and also make a pleasant salad, eaten raw with oil and vinegar. Formerly they were sometimes candied with sugar, as Angelica is now. They are slightly laxative, but perfectly wholesome." from Botanical.com. The young shoots can be eaten braised or used to make soup. The young leaves can be prepared like spinach. Roots of 2cm in diameter are the most tender and tasty. The roots are eaten raw (shredded) or cooked. They taste like artichokes but more earthy. Burdock is rich in potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and calcium. Introduced to the U.S. |
| First appearing : | July |
| Abundance : | Abundant |
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