Arctium minus

Lesser Burdock - A biennial herb that flowers from July to September. It is a thistle with open spikes terminated with tiny hooks. The seeds then can attach themselves to animals and even humans to disperse. This plant later prompted the idea for Velcro because of its strong attaching properties. Greaghnafarna Co. Leitrim.

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