The other day, a lady was proud to show me her patch of wild rhubarb that just popped up this year. However, after I flipped the leaf over to see the white underside, I had to inform her that her ...

Burdock’s burs have tiny hooks that cling to passing animals, dispersing the seeds far and wide. Vicky McMillan Brush up against a burdock plant that has finished flowering, and you’ll probably ...

Common burdock (Arctium minus) is a biennial native to Europe that was accidentally introduced into the U.S. in the 1600’s. It invades roadsides, ditches, pastures, waste areas, forested areas, and ...

"Nature seems partial to the burdock. What extra pains she seems to have taken to perpetuate this worse than useless plant! Every man’s hand is against it, and nearly every animal has reason to detest ...

I landed a good hit right on my brother’s back, with the sticky clump of seeds I grabbed from the plant growing near the edge of the woods. It was a woeful counterattack compared to the bombardment I ...

The parks, waste spaces and even gardens of our beautiful city contain many public enemies — non-native plants deemed alien, undesirable, foreign, noxious and/or aggressive. High on the most unwanted ...

Invasive plants may be deadlier than you think, according to one non-profit society. This week, the Invasive Species Council of B.C. (ISCBC) posted a story on how the burdock plant (Arctium spp) can ...